Shirley Turner Rotenberry

Shirley Turner Rotenberry, age 78, passed away Monday, February 19, 2018, at her home near Batesville, MS. She was the widow of the late Mack Rotenberry.

Funeral services for Ms. Rotenberry will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, February 23, 2018 at Crowder Baptist Church. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 8:00 Thursday evening at Wells Funeral Home in Batesville. Interment will follow the service at Magnolia Cemetery in Batesville. Rev. Larry Kilgore will officiate.

Shirley was born February 26, 1939 to the late Clint Turner and Pauline Aldy Turner in Lambert, MS. Shirley was a retired Dietician with Quitman County Schools and an active member of Crowder Baptist Church. After retirement, Shirley enjoyed watching her grandsons play football and traveling with her sisters. Shirley always loved to cook but most of all she loved her family.

Those she leaves behind to cherish her precious memory include her daughters, Sissy Rotenberry Johnson (Lamar) of Courtland, and Lisa Rotenberry Hawkins (Paige) of Batesville; her son, Clinton Doyle Rotenberry (Ashley) of Batesville; sisters, Bennie Vail of Denham Springs, LA., Bonnie Burks of Hernando, and Lillie Newton of Batesville; 11 grandchildren, Liz Downs (Justin), Holly Bryant (Jordan), Blair Nissen (Timmy), Taylor Rotenberry, Turner Rotenberry, Cole Rotenberry, Trey Tedford, Lexie Tedford, Jordan Goforth, Britney Hawkins, Madison Hawkins; 6 great grandchildren, and a host of nieces and nephews who she loved dearly.

In addition to her parents and husband, Shirley was preceded in death by one son, Mackie Rotenberry and 2 brothers, W.L. Turner and Ray Turner.

Anyone wishing to make a memorial contribution, you may forward those to Magnolia Cemetery, c/o First Security Bank Trust Dept., P.O. Box 1690, Batesville, MS 38606 or Crowder Baptist Church, P.O. Box 154, Crowder, MS 38622..