It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Shirley Harder of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, born in Fayetteville, North Carolina, who passed away on August 17, 2023, leaving to mourn family and friends. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.

She was predeceased by : her parents, Thaddeus Dean Downing and Cornelia Clark Downing; her husband Jon Shannon Harder, Sr.; her son Jon Shannon "Chip" Harder, Jr.; her brothers, Harold Dean Downing, Sr. and Billy Clark Downing; and her sister-in-law Jane M. Downing.

She is survived by : her sister Ruby Downing Beckman (Don) of Rockford; her daughter Lynne K. Harder of Chapel Hill; her sister-in-law Sue Ellen Downing of Palm Bay; and her nieces and nephews, Cynthia J. Downing, Susan D. Downing, Melanie D. Thurman (Stan), H. Dean Downing, Jr. (Johnna), Thaddeus P. Downing (Laura), C. Thomas Downing (Norma) and Steven D. Beckman (Andrea). She is also survived by many great nieces and nephews, and great-great nieces and nephews.

Donations are welcome to the American Heart Association, the Jim and Betsy Bryan Hospice Home at UNC Health Care, and the University Presbyterian Church.

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Walker's Funeral Home