October 5, 1939 – September 15, 2010
Shirley Trammell, 70, was born in Arkansas on October 5, 1939, and passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on September 15, 2010, in Merced, CA, after an extended battle with cancer.
Her life was dedicated to her four children and three grandchildren.
She will be remembered for her love of card games with her family, jigsaw puzzles, crossword puzzles, movies – especially musicals, making stained glass windows, painting, and dancing with her husband in their early years.
Shirley Smith grew up in Merced and worked as a waitress around town. Here she met Joe Trammell, a USAF serviceman stationed at Castle Air Force Base. They lived all over the world, wherever Joe’s duty assignment was: Maine, England, South Carolina, the Philippines, Marysville, CA, New York, and finally, back to Merced. Every two years they would pack up the family and move.
She was preceded in death by her father, Bill Avilez, her grandson, Shawn Brunell, and her brother, Bob Smith.
She is survived by her husband of 47 years, Joe Trammell, her mother, Opal Avilez, both of Merced, and her children, Butch (Tamera) Trammell of Colorado, Maria (Ernie) Warzyca, Valora (Steve) Teranishi, and Joe Trammell, Jr., of Merced. She is further survived by her grandsons, Anthony Trammell and Joe (Jo Jo) Trammell, III, and one great-grandchild of Merced, her brother, Dennis (Margaret) Smith, of Georgia and her sister-in-law, Kathy Smith of Atwater.
At Shirley’s request, no services will be held. Interment will be at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that remembrances be made to Hinds Hospice, PO Box 763, Merced CA, 95341.
Arrangements under the direction of Stratford Evans Merced Funeral Home, Merced, CA.
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