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Feb. 22—Shirley Mae Wigren The family of Shirley Mae Wigren is sad to announce her death on February 3, 2025, in Albuquerque. She was 97 years old. Shirley was born in Mankato, Minnesota, the ...
Corvallis has lost a treasure. Shirley Mae Byrne, beloved mother, grandmother, pianist, teacher, birdwatcher, reader, fund-raiser and friend, died Wednesday, April 23, 2025. She took her last ...
Shirley Mae drained her retirement savings to make sure the event could stay free to the public. Shirley Mae’s son, Warren ...
Shirley Mae’s Café announced Saturday that its owner and namesake, Shirley Mae Beard, has died.The restaurant said on its Facebook that it would be suspending operations as family prepares to ...
The new Shirley Mae's Way street sign was unveiled in honor of Shirley Mae Beard, who died in January. Advertisement The community activist was well-known for owning Shirley Mae's Cafe on Clay Street.
Shirley Mae Beard spent her 84 years on this planet caring for everyone she ever met. "She always, always pushed people to be bigger and greater than you could imagine," Bellamy said.
Shirley Mae's Café, 802 S. Clay St., opened on New Year's Eve 1988 in an over 100-year-old, 3-story building that had previously been a post-Civil War encampment for freed slaves, a grocery store ...
Shirley Beard, the owner of Shirley Mae's Cafe in the Smoketown neighborhood died Saturday at the age of 84. The business was known for its soul food cuisine. More for You.
Shirley Mae (Barkei) McLean, 84, passed away peacefully on October 21, 2024 in Aurora, her residence for over 60 years. Shirley was born on May 16, 1940, in Naperville, IL and bore a striking resem… ...
Shirley Mae Ryder Keith passed away peacefully, at age 81, surrounded by her family, in Springdale, Ark., on April 25, 2025. Shirley was born August 20, 1943, in Gary, W.V., to Robert H. and ...
Shirley Mae Beard and a photo of Oliver Lewis, the Black jockey who rode Aristides to victory at the first Kentucky Derby in 1875. (Courtesy: Shirley Mae's Cafe on Facebook) Shirley Mae Beard.
Shirley Mae Wigren The family of Shirley Mae Wigren is sad to announce her death on February 3, 2025, in Albuquerque. She was 97 years old. Shirley was born in ...