Shirley Anne Scarlett Obituary
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Shirley Anne Scarlett of Cookeville, Tennessee, who passed away on September 6, 2025, at the age of 72, leaving to mourn family and friends. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Shirley Anne Scarlett to show support.
As we bid Shirley 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 Shirley 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, Edith Carol Lanham Mowry and Donald Wayne Lanham. She is survived by: her spouse Herbie Scarlett; her daughter Melissa Carol Scarlett Clements; her stepdaughters, Katharina Johanna Scarlett and Sylvia Ann Scarlett Friel; and her brothers, Bruce Lanham (Marine Veteran), Jeffrey Lanham and David Lanham (Retired Marine Veteran). She is also survived by 6 grandchildren; 3 step grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, please make memorial contributions to blood cancer associations (such as AML).
