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Cleta Gordon Shirley

Birth
Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, USA
Death
6 Nov 1953 (aged 31–32)
Meridian, Lauderdale County, Mississippi, USA
Burial
Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, USA Add to Map
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Cleta Gordon Shirley
Dies in Meridian


Mrs. Cleta Gordon Shirley, 32, died in Meridian Friday night after an extended illness. She is a former resident of Jackson, having lived here until the time of her marriage.

She was a member of the Gallaway Memorial Methodist Church here, a member of the Debutante Club of Mississippi, The D.A.R. Junior Auxiliary. At the University of Mississippi she was a member of the Phi Mu Sorority.

Survivors include her husband, W. Cliff Shirley, Meridian; two daughters, Cleta, Jr., 8, Connie, 6; a son, Cliff, Jr., 4; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter S. Gordon, Jackson; and a twin brother, Walter S. Gordon, Jr., Lafayette, La.

Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday from the Webb Funeral Home in Meridian.

Clarion-Ledger, Jackson, MS., 07 Nov 1953, Saturday, Page 16

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Burial location (Lakewood Memorial Park) provided by JOHN MOSBY (50732696)
Cleta Gordon Shirley
Dies in Meridian


Mrs. Cleta Gordon Shirley, 32, died in Meridian Friday night after an extended illness. She is a former resident of Jackson, having lived here until the time of her marriage.

She was a member of the Gallaway Memorial Methodist Church here, a member of the Debutante Club of Mississippi, The D.A.R. Junior Auxiliary. At the University of Mississippi she was a member of the Phi Mu Sorority.

Survivors include her husband, W. Cliff Shirley, Meridian; two daughters, Cleta, Jr., 8, Connie, 6; a son, Cliff, Jr., 4; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter S. Gordon, Jackson; and a twin brother, Walter S. Gordon, Jr., Lafayette, La.

Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday from the Webb Funeral Home in Meridian.

Clarion-Ledger, Jackson, MS., 07 Nov 1953, Saturday, Page 16

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Burial location (Lakewood Memorial Park) provided by JOHN MOSBY (50732696)


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  • Created by: Diane
  • Added: Feb 24, 2021
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/223511674/cleta-shirley: accessed ), memorial page for Cleta Gordon Shirley (1921–6 Nov 1953), Find a Grave Memorial ID 223511674, citing Lakewood Memorial Park, Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, USA; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by Diane (contributor 47600396).