Garner, Shirley Jean
Birth: Saturday, February 19, 1938 in Winston Salem, North Carolina
Residence: Mechanicsville, Maryland
Death: Friday, November 27, 2015 at the age of 77
Laid to Rest: Wednesday, December 02, 2015 in the Trinity Memorial Gardens, Waldorf, Maryland
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Shirley Jean Garner, 77, of Mechanicsville, MD passed away November 27, 2015 in Leonardtown, MD. Born February 19, 1938 in Winston Salem, NC she was the daughter of the late James Eli Tullock and Bessie Mae O'Dell. Shirley had two brothers Charles Dean Tullock and the late Eugene Tullock and three sisters; Lois Overby, Betty Sheets, and the late Mary Shoe.

On April 3, 1954 she married her husband Robah Ellis Garner, Jr. Shirley was a devoted mother to her three children Theresa Ann Gilbert, Brenda K. Kerper and Jerry Eugene Garner Tullock. She also worked as a waitress at Marriott Hot Shoppes for 46 years.

Predeceased by her parents and siblings, Eugene Tullock and Mary Shoe. Shirley is survived by her husband Robah Ellis Garner Jr.; daughters Theresa Ann Gilbert and Brenda K. Kerper; son Jerry Eugene Garner Tullock; sisters Lois Overby and Betty Sheets; brother, Charles Dean Tullock, four grandchildren and three great grandchildren.

Family will receive friends on Tuesday, December 1, 2015 at 2:00 to 4:00 PM and 6:00 to 8:00 PM at Brinsfield-Echols Funeral Home, P.A. 30195 Three Notch Rd., Charlotte Hall, MD 20622. A service will be held Wednesday, December 2, 2015 at 10:30 AM led by Rev. Ann Strickler at Mt. Zion Methodist Church, 27108 Mt Zion Church Rd, Mechanicsville, MD 20659 followed by interment at Trinity Memorial Gardens, 3221 Mattawoman Beantown Rd, Waldorf, MD 20601. Arrangements provided by Brinsfield-Echols Funeral Home.

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