Shirley Fortney Obituary
The world bids farewell to Shirley Fortney (Liberty, Kentucky), departing on February 14, 2026 at the age of 89. Shirley leaves behind memories cherished by the community. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Harold Clark Miller and Catherine Louise Thackston; her husbands, John Lay and Lomax Fortney; and her son William David Fortney.
She is survived by: her children, Jyll Lay of Liberty, Charles Taylor Lay (Kathy Goode) of Liberty and Robert Lomax Fortney (Kim) of Bonneau, SC; her grandchildren, Charlie Lay II, Adam Lay (Mandy), Bryan Morgan (Stephanie), Sarah Cooper, Megan Waalk (Billy) and Caleb Fortney; her great grandchildren, Eli Lay, Kennedy Morgan, Ainsley Morgan, Easton Cooper, Max Cooper, Kenyon Biggs and Mallory Waalk; her stepgreat-grandson Owen Harbison; and her great great grandchild Bexlynn Briggs.
