Mrs. Shirley Ann Davis Whitehead, 89, of Glen Allen, passed away on Friday, Dec. 27, 2024, in the Diversicare Health Care Center in Winfield.
Shirley was born in Union, S.C., on July 7, 1935, to Van and Ruth Small Gregory. She attended Union County High School. After graduation, she joined the United States Air Force where she met her first husband, Joe Neil Davis. After completing her enlistment, she and Joe were married and were stationed in Wyoming, Alabama and France. While stationed in France, Joe passed away suddenly at the age of 26. Shirley returned to Joe’s hometown of Fayette and remained there while she attended Shelton State, where she received her nursing degree and worked for many years in the Fayette and Winfield hospitals. She met Rusty Whitehead, and they were married in 1966. They raised their children in Glen Allen. She retired from nursing to become a full-time caregiver to her parents until their death. She was a member of the Oasis Church in Winfield for over 40 years.
Shirley is survived by her son, John Davis (Wanda); daughters, Sissy Sullins (Billy) and Gina Lynn (Byron); daughter-in-law, Debbie Whitehead; grandchildren, Jason, Greg (Kimberly) and Jonathan (Brittany) Davis, Heather May (Brad), Amber Whitson (Dusty), Ben Sullins (Carrie), Shondra Podmore (Keith), Peyton Whitehorn (Dakota), Angela Stiefel (Elijah) and Jennifer Robertson (Calan); her great-grandchildren, McKenzie Shade (Tyler), Rylee and Brady May, Zoe and Zander Whitson, Olivia Webb, Piper, Jackson and Rylie Davis, Willow Whitehorn, Chris and Brooklyn Podmore, Karley and Kennady Sullins, Kenzey Harding, Eleanor Stiefel, Elijah Jay Allen Stiefel II and Rowan and River Robertson; and a host of other relatives, church family and close friends.
She was preceded in death by her husbands, Joe Davis and Rusty Whitehead; a son, Rex Whitehead; a son-in-law, Billy Sullins; and her parents.
Funeral services for Mrs. Whitehead were held on Dec. 31, 2024, at the Bowen Funeral Home Chapel with burial following in the Morris Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to Gentiva Hospice, 74 Industrial Parkway, Jasper, AL 35501, or call 205-384-3882.
Bowen Funeral Home
981 State Highway 253
Winfield, AL 35594
205-487-4327
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