Obituary: Shirley Vincent
Shirley Vincent peacefully departed her home in Hickory Valley on Friday, May 2, 2025, at the age of 82. She was born on February 23, 1943, to her parents, James Lewis Smith and Thelma Smith.
She was united in marriage to the love of her life, Billy Vincent, on July 16, 1962. Mrs. Vincent loved working in her vegetable garden and also her flowers. She loved cooking for her family and especially on the holidays. Shirley loved putting her canned goods like jelly and pickles in the fair and then bringing home all of her blue ribbons. She loved listening to Gospel songs. Shirley loved people and loved talking to them. She will truly be missed by those who knew her. Shirley loved her Lord and her family.
Church services will be held on Monday, May 12, 2025, at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church at 3 p.m. with the burial in the West Memorial Cemetery. Shackelford Funeral Directors of Bolivar is in charge of professional arrangements.
She was preceded in death by her parents, James Lewis and Thelma Smith; her husband, Billy Vincent; her sister, Linda Smith; and her brother, James Smith and sister-in-law, Jackie Smith. She leaves four children behind, Angela Passmore, Glenda Coston (Doyle), of Senatobia, Mississippi, Norman Vincent of Saulsbury, and Vickie Solis (Jimmy) of Saulsbury. Three granddaughters and one grandson; three great grandchildren; and a brother, Lawrence Smith and Cindy of Hickory Valley.
Shirley was a shining light to a dark day and her spirit will live on through the love she gave to all who knew her. Memorial contributions in her name may be sent to the Alzheimer’s Association or St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Courtesy of Shackelford Funeral Directors, Bolivar, Tennessee.
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