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Mary Shirley Ulmer - Madison Parish, Louisiana 

From Vicksburg Post January 4, 2009

TALLULAH — Mary Shirley Ulmer died Friday, Jan. 2, 2009, after a long illness in Tallulah.

Mary was born in Meridian, Miss., on Nov. 15, 1923. She graduated from St. Patrick’s High School 
in Meridian and remained a devout Catholic her entire life. She spent much of her adult life working 
for Jr. Food Marts in Meridian.

Mary was preceded in death by her parents, Walter Clifton Shirley and Margaret Cecelia Semmes Shirley; 
brother, Walter Clifton Shirley Jr.; sister, Sadie Brackman; and three of her eight children, David, 
Shirley and Barbara.

She is survived by her brother, Louie Shirley of Abbeville, La.; one daughter, Mary Ann Ulmer; four 
sons, Curtis, Richard, John and Mike; 15 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Mary will be remembered as a wonderful mother who always put her children first. She never met a 
stranger and was so generous that she gave away all that she ever possessed. She was so proud that 
all her children received degrees from the University of Mississippi and grateful to the university 
for its financial support.

The family would like to thank Mary Jane Eiland and the staff at Olive Branch Nursing Home in Tallulah, 
as well as Patients’ Care Hospice of Tallulah.

Visitation will be at Crothers-Glenwood Funeral Home, No. 2 Crothers Drive, Tallulah, from 4 until 
6 p.m. today. A funeral Mass will be at 9 a.m. Monday at St. Edwards Catholic Church in Tallulah. 
Burial will follow at 3 p.m. at Semmes Cemetery in Meridian.