Shirley Ann Carter
December 13, 2023 at 1:51 p.m.
Shirley Ann (Jones) Carter, 93, of Columbus, Indiana and formerly of Liberty, peacefully departed this Earth on December 3, 2023 after an extended illness.
Born September 28, 1930, Shirley Ann (Jones) Carter was the third of six children born to Grace Lee (Baker) and Hubert P. Jones, of Liberty. She graduated from Short High School and always enjoyed attending reunions. Shirley worked for a short time (1948-50) in the Union County Extension Office after high school.
She married Joe D. Carter on October 8, 1950, and they had two daughters, Elaine (Frank) Gilliland of Crossville, Tennessee, and Cheryl (Stan) Smock of Edinburgh. There is one granddaughter, one great-grandson and a great-great granddaughter, all living out of the area.
Family was very important to Shirley. She relished time spent with her immediate and extended family, particularly loving large family dinners. She enjoyed time spent with her parents, siblings and their spouses, her many nieces and nephews, as well as her great aunt Imo Jones.
Shirley was known throughout her life for having a generous, kind, and nurturing heart, always having had time to listen and help those struggling with issues. Her talents were many, but she was particularly known as an avid vegetable and flower gardener, talented seamstress and for her skills in the kitchen. Her chocolate cake and yeast rolls were always favorites, and she took great pride in the cookies she took to the annual church cookie walk. No one ever left Shirley's kitchen hungry.
Shirley was a 73-year member of the Union Community Home Ec Club. She was an active member of the First United Methodist until the time her health began to fail. Her community, church and her faith were deeply important to her.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Joe, grandparents (William P. and Edna (Farr) Jones, parents, Hubert and Grace (Baker) Jones, her siblings (William Jones, Betty Logue, Peg Higgins, Phyllis Mason, and Pat Lineback), her great-aunt Imo Jones and many, many friends.
It is suggested that Shirley be honored by intentional acts of kindness (something you might not otherwise do) done in her memory. Memorial donations may also be made to Red Bird Mission, or to Union Community Home Ec Club – scholarship fund. Red Bird Mission, c/o First United Methodist Church, 618 8th Street, Columbus, IN 47201, is a Methodist mission project, located in the Appalachian Mountains in Kentucky. Shirley and Joe were very active with Red Bird projects. The Union Community Home Ec Club scholarship fund, P.O. Box 1484, Columbus, IN 47202, provides small scholarships to children and grandchildren of members, and it was important to Shirley.
At Shirley's request, there will be no public funeral. A private graveside service will be held with Pastor Howard Boles officiating. Shirley will be laid to rest at Carter Cemetery in Columbus, alongside her husband, Joe, and together they will be home for the holidays.
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Shirley Ann (Jones) Carter, 93, of Columbus, Indiana and formerly of Liberty, peacefully departed this Earth on December 3, 2023 after an extended illness.
Born September 28, 1930, Shirley Ann (Jones) Carter was the third of six children born to Grace Lee (Baker) and Hubert P. Jones, of Liberty. She graduated from Short High School and always enjoyed attending reunions. Shirley worked for a short time (1948-50) in the Union County Extension Office after high school.
She married Joe D. Carter on October 8, 1950, and they had two daughters, Elaine (Frank) Gilliland of Crossville, Tennessee, and Cheryl (Stan) Smock of Edinburgh. There is one granddaughter, one great-grandson and a great-great granddaughter, all living out of the area.
Family was very important to Shirley. She relished time spent with her immediate and extended family, particularly loving large family dinners. She enjoyed time spent with her parents, siblings and their spouses, her many nieces and nephews, as well as her great aunt Imo Jones.
Shirley was known throughout her life for having a generous, kind, and nurturing heart, always having had time to listen and help those struggling with issues. Her talents were many, but she was particularly known as an avid vegetable and flower gardener, talented seamstress and for her skills in the kitchen. Her chocolate cake and yeast rolls were always favorites, and she took great pride in the cookies she took to the annual church cookie walk. No one ever left Shirley's kitchen hungry.
Shirley was a 73-year member of the Union Community Home Ec Club. She was an active member of the First United Methodist until the time her health began to fail. Her community, church and her faith were deeply important to her.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Joe, grandparents (William P. and Edna (Farr) Jones, parents, Hubert and Grace (Baker) Jones, her siblings (William Jones, Betty Logue, Peg Higgins, Phyllis Mason, and Pat Lineback), her great-aunt Imo Jones and many, many friends.
It is suggested that Shirley be honored by intentional acts of kindness (something you might not otherwise do) done in her memory. Memorial donations may also be made to Red Bird Mission, or to Union Community Home Ec Club – scholarship fund. Red Bird Mission, c/o First United Methodist Church, 618 8th Street, Columbus, IN 47201, is a Methodist mission project, located in the Appalachian Mountains in Kentucky. Shirley and Joe were very active with Red Bird projects. The Union Community Home Ec Club scholarship fund, P.O. Box 1484, Columbus, IN 47202, provides small scholarships to children and grandchildren of members, and it was important to Shirley.
At Shirley's request, there will be no public funeral. A private graveside service will be held with Pastor Howard Boles officiating. Shirley will be laid to rest at Carter Cemetery in Columbus, alongside her husband, Joe, and together they will be home for the holidays.
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