Shirley Ann McKay

Shirley Ann McKay, 87, of Tiptonville, Tennessee died on Saturday, April 5, 2025, at West Tennessee Healthcare-Dyersburg Hospital in Dyersburg, Tennessee.

Born Thursday, April 22, 1937, in Camden, Tennessee, she was the daughter of the late Robert McKinney and the late Norma McKinney. 

Shirley dedicated many years of service to Reelfoot Manor in Tiptonville, where she worked in the housekeeping department. Her kind heart touched everyone who had the pleasure of knowing her.

A woman of simple joys and deep love, Shirley found happiness in growing flowers, especially her rose bushes. Roses were her favorite flower — a perfect reflection of her kindness.

Above all else, Shirley was devoted to her family. She lovingly raised her grandchildren as her own, and to them, she will always be "Nana" and "MaMaw Shirley." Her home was a place of comfort, warmth, and unconditional love, filled with the sound of laughter.

She leaves behind a legacy of love, strength, and selfless devotion that will be cherished by all who knew her.

Funeral services for Mrs. McKay will be held at 1:00 PM on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at the Tiptonville First United Methodist Church in Tiptonville, Tennessee. Interment will follow in New Haven Cemetery in Ridgely, Tennessee. Visitation for Mrs. McKay will be held on Tuesday from 12:00 PM until 1:00 PM at the Tiptonville First United Methodist Church.  

She is survived by three daughters, Paulette Clark (Tony), Delores Stevens and Charlotte Chappell, ten grandchildren, eleven great-grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren and
a host of extended family that she loved dearly

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond McKay and two sons, Jimmy McKay and Ronnie McKay.

Honoring Mrs. McKay as pallbearers will be Rocky Chappell, Tyler Chappell, Taylor Thomas, Hunter Thomas, Jessie Smith and Bryson Sherrill.

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