Shirley Ann (Wiley) Smith, age 72, of Lula, Georgia, went to her heavenly home on Thursday, February 23, 2023.
Mrs. Smith was born on March 21, 1950, in Hall County, Georgia, to the late Fay B. “Horn” and Bertie Lee Armour Wiley. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by all of her siblings. She was the last of her immediate family.
Shirley retired from the Hall County Board of Education with 35 years of loyal and dedicated service. She was of the Christian Faith. Shirley was a loving and dedicated wife, mother, and grandmother. She was known to her granddaughter as “Gaga.”
Survivors include her loving husband of 47 years, Baxter Smith, of Lula; daughter and son-in-law, Leslie and Stacey McClure; granddaughter, Aubrey McClure; and several sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law, as well as nieces and nephews.
Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, February 25, 2023, at the Whitfield Funeral Home, South Chapel, with Rev. Phil Ferguson officiating. Interment will follow at the Clemons Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery, with Rev. Chris Austin officiating.
The family will receive friends from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Friday, February 24, 2023, at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Clemons Chapel Cemetery Fund, 6975 Lula Road, Lula, Georgia 30554
Arrangements have been entrusted to the Whitfield Funeral Homes & Crematory, South Chapel, at 1370 Industrial Boulevard, Baldwin, Georgia 30511. Telephone: 706-778-7123.
