Strawberry Plains, TN – Shirley Fulton Gourley, of Strawberry Plains, gained her heavenly wings, Tuesday, March 16, 2021.
Preceded in death by husband, Larry Gourley; parents, Alex and Catherine Hodge Fulton; brother, Robert A. Fulton; a nephew she raised as her son, Robert Dwayne Mills.
She was a faithful member of Goodes Temple AME Zion Church.
Survivors: children Larretha (Paul) Moore, Larry (Marsha) Gourley and Deborah (Jeffery) Gourley; grandchildren TaiAngela Moore, Tia (Joseph) Gourley, Paige (Quez) Gourley, Malachi and Zechariah Mills, Devon Grubb, Brad Severt; great-grandchild Aubrey Sturgill; aunt, Mary Hodge; one sister-in-law, one brother-in-law, a host of nieces and nephews.
Open visitation at 12 noon- 8 p.m., Saturday, March 20, 2021, at Jarnigan’s Chapel.
The family will receive friends, 2-2:30 p.m., Sunday, March 21, 2021, at Goodes Temple AME Zion Church; funeral service, 2:30 p.m., Elder Herbert Grant. Interment Gillette Cemetery, Strawberry Plains.
Arrangements assisted by JARNIGAN & SON MORTUARY, 2823 Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37914. All services are live-streamed on Facebook and recorded on YouTube when permitted.