Shirley passed away Monday 29 August 2022 at home under Hospice care. Shirley was born in Memphis, TN to Marshall and Mildred Virginia Macklin and named for “Actress Shirley Temple” and song ,”Marie” by Tommy Dorsey. She attended A.B. Hill School, graduated from South Side High School Class of 1956 and attended Memphis State in 1957 where she was a candidate for Sweetheart of Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity before moving to Louisville, KY in 1958. She attended Spencerian College for a degree in IBM Data Processing and went to work in the hardware Industry completing the Architectural Institute courses I, II, III, IV raising to Certified Architectural Hardware Consultant with Reading Door Closer Corp before moving to Concord, NC. as a CAHC for Delph Context Co. a hardware distributor in Charlotte, NC. In Charlotte she also trained users and sold Knitting Machines, was recognized for outstanding service to children in Big Brothers and Big Sisters of America and Mooresville Civitan Club
On October 11 1991 she married her high School Classmate, Lonnie G. Jones and moved with her Father, Mother and Ginny (dog) to Pensacola, FL Her application for Daughters of the American Revolution was approved 12 October 1991 and she joined the Pensacola Chapter DAR raising thru Officer positions to Regent in 1998 while completing applications for many other prospects. Shirley was also active in State and National DAR activities. She also joined and was an active member and officer of Southern Dames of America (6 July 1999) Daughters of American Colonist (5 Oct 2002), Daughters of 1812 (6-01-2002), Daughters of Confederacy (10 August 1994 and Florida Society Sons of the American Revolution Auxiliary assisting in completion of almost 100 men’s SAR Applications. Shirley was also an active member of the Pensacola Genealogical Society and her own Red Hats Club. Shirley loved her yard work and spent many hours every day in her yards then doing genealogy research on her computers or going shopping with her best friend Pam R..
When her husband was on the road she would spend two weeks at home doing society work, and two weeks where ever he was, doing Genealogy research. In 1996 Shirley and seven members of the Pensacola DAR Chapter drove the Jones Motor Home to FSSDAR Spring Conference in Orlando FL while Lonnie was working in New Mexico. Great time by all.
Shirley received Christ and was baptized in 1951 at Boulevard Baptist Church, was a member of many churches during her life and was an Elder and sang in the choir in the First Christian Church, Disciples of Christ in Pensacola.
Shirley was preceded in death by her Father, Marshall; Mother, Virginia; Sister, Arlene and half sister, Jimmie Lois. She is survived by niece’s, Teddy, in Lexington, KY and Vonda of MS; Step Daughters, Susanna of Louisiana, Sid of Cincinnati; cousins, Dorothy of Arizona and David, Michelle, Chris. Tabby, Jeff, Brian, Trisha, Trey, Davina, Kail, Katherine, Ella and Logan; her Step, Grand and Great Grandchildren on her Jones Family side.
A service will be held at Bayview Fisher-Pou Chapel on Saturday, September 10, 2022 at 11:00 am. Final resting place will be Barrancas National Cemetery.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.BayviewFisher-PouChapel.com for the Jones family.
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