Shirley Morton Obituary

The world bids farewell to Shirley Morton in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, born in Delaplaine, Arkansas, departing on March 20, 2026 at the age of 86. 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, Woodrow Gazaway and Mary Gazaway; her husband Leroy Morton; her daughter Colleen Haywood; her granddaughter Angie Haywood; and her siblings, JW Gazaway and Joyce Pendleton.

She is survived by: her grandson Mike Haywood of Doniphan, Missouri; her sister Violet England of Paragould, Arkansas; her great grandchildren, Megan Dornin Boyer of Poplar Bluff and Melissa Dornin Bass of Gatewood; her nieces, Rita Reed of Jonesboro and Paula Ford of Jonesboro, Arkansas; her cousins, Kay Montgomery of Paragould and Peggy Winter of Oklahoma; and her nephew Terry Gazaway of Fenton, Missouri..