Shirley Virginia Dickens Obituary

It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Shirley Virginia Dickens (Suffolk, Virginia), who passed away at the age of 84, on April 30, 2025. 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 Virginia Dickens to show support.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Mayfield George Dickens and Rose Marie Pope Thurman; her husband Willie Gardner; her daughter Cheryl Gardner; her stepbrother Robert Thurman; and her great grandchild Jurnei Bryant.

She is survived by: her children, Michael Gardner (Barbara), Francine Riddick of Suffolk, VA, Renee Folk (Ernest) of Suffolk, VA and Tarshia Gardner of Suffolk, VA; her siblings, Marva Spooner of Queens, NY and William Harrell (Carol) of Lady Smith, VA; her stepsiblings, Mary Wall of Bronx, NY, George Thurman of Bronx, NY and Edith Porter of Suffolk, VA; her grandchildren, Tara Lewis of Portsmouth, VA, Torrence Bryant of Suffolk, VA, Quentina Jones of Norfolk, VA, Eric Mountcastle of Suffolk, VA, Clinton Harrell of Suffolk, VA, Darwnesher Gardner of Brooklyn, NY, LaShawna Gardner-Ross (Derek) of Suffolk, VA, Shavaris Smith of Suffolk, VA, LaToya McGriff (Lanny) of Portsmouth, VA, Shanta Wilson (Worth) of Portsmouth, VA, Shanea Tuggles (Alan) of Beuford, GA, Latonia Artis (Kevin) of Suffolk, VA, Joshua Folk (Ashley) of Portsmouth, VA and Ryan Ward of Suffolk, VA; and her close friend Ethel Rodgers. She is also survived by 27 great-grandchildren, 14 great-great grandchildren, and a number of nieces, nephews, cousins, and dedicated friends.