Mary Ellen Shirah's Obituary
On October 31, 2017, Mary Ellen Shirah entered into eternal rest. She was preceded in death by her parents, Levi and Elsie (Wallace) Yates; her brother Thomas Edward Yates and sister, Evalou Allison and husband Charles Jean Shirah. Mary is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Martha and Jon Mason; son and daughter-in-law, Michael and Kaye Shirah, 4 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren. Visitation will be held at the Skyway Memorial Funeral Home in Palmetto, Florida on November 3, 2017 between the hours of 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Burial will follow at Oaknoll Memorial Cemetery on November 5, 2017 in Rome, Georgia where Mary had resided for over 50 years, prior to moving to Florida, and was a life-time member of the Rome Chapter of the Order of The Eastern Star.
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