Marilyn Bernard McFarland's obituary , Passed away on January 23, 2026 in Shelby, North Carolina

Marilyn Bernard McFarland

May 3, 1946 - January 23, 2026 (79 years old)

Shelby, North Carolina

Marilyn Bernard McFarland's obituary , Passed away on January 23, 2026 in Shelby, North Carolina

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Marilyn Bernard McFarland

May 3, 1946 - January 23, 2026 (79 years old)

Shelby, North Carolina

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Marilyn Bernard McFarland Obituary

We are sad to announce that, on January 23, 2026, at the age of 79, Marilyn Bernard McFarland of Shelby, North Carolina passed away. Family and friends can send flowers and condolences in memory of the loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Marilyn Bernard McFarland to pay them a last tribute.

As we bid Marilyn farewell, let us not mourn the absence of her physical form, but rather celebrate the essence of her spirit that lingers in the spaces between moments. For Marilyn is not truly gone, but merely transformed, her energy intertwined with the fabric of the universe itself, forever dancing among the stars.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Allen Bernard and Betty Rice Bernard. She is survived by: her husband Larry Duane McFarland; her daughter Megan Anne McFarland of Santiago; and her siblings, Jim Bernard of Amity and Peggy Dorsey of Myrtle Beach. She is also survived by several nieces and nephews.

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