Grayson Shirley

Grayson Shirley, 75 of Pineville, passed away on Wednesday, November 24, 2021, at Pikeville Medical Center. He was born in Camden, South Carolina on October 14, 1946, a son of the late Homer Moore Shirley and Lilly Belle Cameron Shirley. He had been a long-distance truck driver for many years. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his son, Jeffrey Shirley and his wife, Mary; grandchildren, Jamie Shirley and Savannah Valen Shirley; great-grandchildren, Maddon Shirley and Riley Shirley; brother and sister-in-law, Joel and Sabrina Shirley; sister and brother-in-law, Phyllis and Bill Ragar; parents-in-law, Lee and Sarah Hobbs; brother-in-law, Michael Hobbs; and niece, Renee Ragar. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Sharon Hobbs Shirley; sons, Randy Shirley and wife, Sheila and Darren Shirley; grandchildren, Jessica Walker, Grayson (Ashley) Shirley, Brittany Shirley, Landon (Meagan Miller) Shirley, Dawson Shirley, Dalton Shirley, Madison Shirley, Jeffrey (Ashley) Shirley, Melissa (Josh) Cannon, Jeremy “Boogie Shirley and Jonathan Shirley; great-grandchildren, Jamie Grayson Shirley, Jr., Kaleigh Shirley, Zoey Walker, Jacob Walker, Weston Shirley, Scotland Shirley, Brookson Shirley, Lindsay Shirley, Jeffrey Shirley, Abigail Shirley, Cameron Shirley, Emily Shirley, Jacob Shirley, Jamie Shirley, Joshua Cannon and Caroline Cannon; great-great-grandchild, Lillian; brother, Rev. Timothy B. Shirley and wife, Vickie; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Lin and Kim Hobbs, Glen and Amy Hobbs, Tammy and David Cox and Karen Hobbs; nieces, Tina (Luke) Lewandowski, Gayle (Jimmy, who was like a son) Kirkland, Erica Shirley, Danielle Shirley and Brian Shirley; special niece, Sarah Cox; nieces and nephews, Lee Cox, Lindsey Stewart, Christopher Hobbs and Jacob McGeorge; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends. Memorial Services will be at 2:00 PM Saturday, December 4, 2021, at the Arnett & Steele Funeral Home with Evangelist Michael Ferguson presiding. Music will be by Lisa Messer and Angie Saylor. The family will receive friends on Saturday, December 4, 2021, beginning at 1:00 PM at the Arnett & Steele Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Pineville, which is honored to serve the Shirley Family. Light a candle of remembrance and sign the guest register at www.arnettsteele.com.