Shirley Carol Elmore's Obituary
Shirley Carol Elmore, 84, passed away May 2, 2021. Shirley’s family and friends will gather from 10:00 a.m. - noon on Friday, May 7, 2021 at Eineder Funeral Homes - Brooklyn Chapel. Her funeral service will be held on 12:00 p.m. on Friday, May 7, 2021 at Eineder Funeral Homes – Brooklyn Chapel. Masks will be required and COVID 19 protocols and restrictions will be observed. Pastor Jeff Sheeks of the First Baptist Church of Brooklyn will serve as celebrant.
She was born on February 23, 1937, in Adrian, Michigan to Ralph and Geraldine (Brant) McKinney. Shirley married Carlton Elmore in December of 1988 in Brooklyn, Michigan. She will be remembered as a dignified, honest, caring woman who was kind to everyone she met. Shirley worked at Beal’s Trucking for more than 20 years. She enjoyed researching ancestry and floral design along with reading and studying history. She lived almost 20 years in Florida in both Miami and the Florida Keys.
Shirley will be missed by her husband, Carlton; her children, Kathryn Vereline and Bobbie (Lynn) Kieber of Big Pine Key, Florida; siblings, June Bittinger, and Cheryl (Doug) Sarchet; grandchildren William (Kelly) McCloe; Lara McCloe; and Garrett Vereline; great grandchildren Aubrey, Brianna and Callie Neitzke and Collin and Conner McCloe. Shirley is survived by her first husband and good friend, Bobbie Kieber. She is preceded in death by her parents, Ralph and Geraldine McKinney; and a grandson, Matthew McCloe.
Memorial contributions are suggested to St. Joseph’s Indian School or memorial contributions may be given to family for future designation. Please leave a message of comfort for Shirley’s family or sign her guestbook at www.EinederFuneralHomes.com.
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