Shirley was born January 16, 1943 in Johnston County to the late Zacheriah Lassiter and Martha Nola Bryant Lassiter. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Rev. Thomas Edwards.
She is survived by her daughters, Darlene Jernigan and her husband Danny of Jackson and Lynne Bryant and her husband John; her grandchildren, Ashley Nicole Meadows, Charles Alexander “Alex” Meadows and his wife Christina and Thomas Osmore Jernigan and his wife Chelsea; her great-grandchildren, Silas Thomas Jernigan and Anderson Nicole Jernigan; her sisters, Brenda Gooding, Joyce Dawson and Jackie Kyle.
A memorial service will be held at a later date.
Online condolences may be made at www.hockadayfs.com
