Obituary of Shirley Brown –

Shirley S. Brown NEWPORT NEWS – Shirley Sheperd Brown died June 4, 2008, at Riverside Hospital, surrounded by family. She had moved from the Bennetts Creek area of ​​Suffolk in 2004. Shirley was born in Hutchinson, Kan. Dec. 5, 1926, of the late H. Welker and Ruth Sheperd. He attended Quincy Senior High School, Quincy, Ill., Ward Belmont College, Nashville, Tenn., and Indiana University. Shirley was an antiques dealer for more than 30 years at Black Swann, Portsmouth and Galleria Antiques in Yorktown. She decorated community windows monthly at Chesapeake Retirement Community, Newport News. She had won numerous awards and was well known for her artistic ability. She leaves to cherish her memory one daughter, Becky Brown of Williamsburg; four sons, Dr. Bruce Brown and his wife Diana of Yorktown, Brad Brown of Toronto, Canada, Brian Brown of Norfolk and Dr. Brent Brown and his wife Ann Dalton of Suffolk; a brother, Robert Shepherd of Atlanta; a sister-in-law, Beatrice Jones of N. Myers, Fla.; and seven grandchildren. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday in the Albert G. Horton Jr. Memorial Veterans Cemetery with Chaplain Nancy Hayes officiating. Immediately following the service, family and friends will gather at the home of Brent and Ann Dalton Brown, 1870 Cherry Road North, Suffolk. The family would like to thank the staff at Riverside Hospital and Chesapeake Retirement Community for their special care and compassion during our time of need. Memorial donations may be made to St. Jude, at: Memorials, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or Chesapeake Bereavement Fund, 955 Harpersville Road, Newport News, VA 23601. Arrangements by WJ Smith & Son Funeral Home.