Mrs. Virginia S. Shires, age 99, a longtime resident of Wall Street in Mt. Pleasant passed away on Thursday, January 22, at NHC Columbia.
Funeral services for Mrs. Shires will be conducted Monday January 26th at 2:00 P.M. in the chapel of Williams Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant with Rev. Bobby Gobble officiating. A Private internment in Roselawn Memorial Gardens in Murfreesboro will be held at a later date.
The family will visit with friends on Monday, January 26, 2008 from 1:00 P.M. until time of services at the funeral home.
Mrs. Shires was born in Murfreesboro, TN to the late Lucian Allen and Erma Nelson Sublett along with six siblings. She was the wife of the late Philip Shires. She was a homemaker and was of the Methodist faith.
She is survived by two sons: Philip Shires of Katy, TX and Edward Shires of Houston, TX; a sister: Sara Tittle of Warner Robbins, GA; many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by five brothers and sisters.
Special thanks to a longtime friend, Drucilla Floyd.