Shirley Matthews Obituary
The passing of Shirley Matthews (Muskegon, Michigan), born in Columbus, Mississippi leaves a void in the hearts of many, as we bid farewell to a loving soul who departed on August 19, 2025 at the age of 76. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Shirley Matthews to show support.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Tom Matthews and Annie Laura Ross; her stepfather Kenneth Ross; her siblings, Verlin, Tyrone Matthews, Betty Colbrook and Lillie Lou Belvins; her nephews, Anthony Banister, Courtney Brewster and Kris Matthews; Theofflis "Ted" Houston.
She is survived by: her children, William Matthews, Stephanie Matthews-Mitchell (Glen), Madge Matthews and Marcel Matthews; her grandson Calvin Matthews; her siblings, Annie Pearl Jordan, Mylon Reynolds (Greg), Jerome Matthews (Debra), Michael Ross, Sonya Ross, Mattie Walls, Twana Webber (Eddie), Renee Walls, Tony Walls (Earlie Mae) and Willie Earl Jethro; and her close friends, Dorothy Jordan, Vonnie Sanders, Rochelle Haynes, Carrie Haver, Doris Jones and Mary Ann Day. She is also survived by grandchildren and great grandchildren, several nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles.
