Mrs. Shirley Mae (Pursley) Floyd

Mrs. Shirley Mae Pursley Floyd, age 95, of Summerville, GA, went to be with Jesus on May 8, 2023. 

She was born April 28, 1928, in Summerville, GA, the daughter of the late Taft D. Pursley and Annie Mae Pursley.  Preceding her in death were her husbands, Robert “Bob” Gamble and Charles “Boots” Floyd; sisters, Dorothy Lenderman and Doris Jean Strawn.

Shirley was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, PCA of Summerville.  She owned and operated the Dinner Bell Café in Lyerly and prior to that, worked as a teletype operator at Bigelow Sanford and the cotton mill in Summerville.  She loved walking the track at Dowdy Park and meeting with her friends.

Shirley is survived by her daughter, Martha Gamble (Sam) Donovan; grandchildren, Russell Allen Donovan, Katie Donovan (Wesley) Harrell; great-grandchildren, Lang Harrell and Mitchell Harrell; and many nieces and nephews.

Funeral services for Mrs. Floyd will be held at 2:00 P.M. Friday, May 12, 2023, from the Mason Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Steve Spears officiating.  Interment will follow in Summerville Cemetery.

Mrs. Floyd will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 1:00 P.M. until the hour of service on Friday.

In lieu of flowers, the family respectfully requests donations be made in Mrs. Floyd’s memory to the Summerville First Presbyterian Church, PCA (16 College Street, Summerville, GA 30747).

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