Carter, Shirley A.

1937 - 2003  (66 years)

• Name	Carter, Shirley A.
  Birth	23 Jan 1937	Bridgeport, Lawrence County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Census	13 May 1940	Clay City Township, Clay County, Illinois   [2]
  	1940 Census, Clay City (Township), Clay County, Illinois, page 04a
  		1940 Census, Clay City (Township), Clay County, Illinois, page 04a 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-4) (Township), image 07, page 04a The writing in the 1940 Federal census for Clay City, Illinois is sometimes difficult to read. Ancestry.com has attempted to index this census, but there are many transcription errors.
  Reference Number	CART.S002
  _FGRAVE	23133830
  Funeral	Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Death	4 Mar 2003	St. Johns Hospital, Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois   [1]
  	Shirley A. Garrett, 66, of Flora, died at 7:55 a.m. Tuesday, March 4, 2003, at St. John's Hospital in Springfield.
  Burial	Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 3]
  		Headstone, Garrett, Shirley A. and Robert L.
  Person ID	I39586	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	18 Feb 2021

  
  

  Father	Carter, Harold   d. 1945
  Mother	WILSON, Alice L.,   b. 11 Aug 1917, Illinois d. 15 Mar 2021, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois (Age 103 years)
  Marriage	Y  [2, 4]
  Family ID	F7727	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	GARRETT, Robert L. 'Bob',   b. 21 Nov 1930, Dixon, Lee County, Illinois d. 9 Oct 2011, Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	8 Oct 1966	Flora, Clay County, Illinois
  Age at Marriage	She was 29 years and 9 months - He was 35 years and 11 months.
  Children	+ 1. GARRETT, G.L.   2. GARRETT, Tyler,   b. 1968   d. 1996 (Age 28 years)
  Family ID	F10908	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 23 Jan 1937 - Bridgeport, Lawrence County, Illinois Census - 1940 Census, Clay City (Township), Clay County, Illinois, page 04a - 13 May 1940 - Clay City Township, Clay County, Illinois Funeral - - Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Flora, Clay County, Illinois Marriage - 8 Oct 1966 - Flora, Clay County, Illinois Death - 4 Mar 2003 - St. Johns Hospital, Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois Burial - - Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  She was assistant publisher of The Daily Clay County Advocate-Press. She was a member of First United Methodist Church in Flora; a member of Golden Links Sunday School Class; and a member of Methodist Women. She was an avid reader and loved knitting, her church and being with others.

  
  

• Sources

  [S12723] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Garrett, Shirley A, 66, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23133830/shirley-a_-garrett), none. (Reliability: 2). [S3895] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (District 13-4) (Township), image 7, page 4a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00087?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 3). [S7010] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Garrett, Shirley A. and Robert L., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23133830/shirley-a_-garrett), none. (Reliability: 2). [S14615] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Gill, Alice, 103, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/224489717/alice-l.-staley-gill), none. (Reliability: 2).