Shirley Ring Griner, 72, of Fitzgerald, Georgia, died Thursday, May 27, 2004, at Fitzgerald Nursing Home.
Funeral services will be held at 2 P.M., Saturday, May 29, 2004, at the Paulk Funeral Home Chapel, Fitzgerald, with Rev. Bob Chaudoin officiating. Interment will follow in Ocilla Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 7:00 until 9:00, Friday evening at the funeral home.
Mrs. Griner was born December 15, 1931, in Fitzgerald, Georgia, to the late Pearlie and Sarah Crawley Ring. She lived in the community most of her life and was raised by her grandparents, J.H. and Myrtle Crawley, of Irwinville. Mrs. Griner was a homemaker, a Registered Nurse in Aransas Pass, Texas and a former employee of Irwin County Hospital. She was a member and Past Worthy Matron of the Osceola Chapter # 431 of the Order of Eastern Star. Mrs. Griner attended Big Creek Baptist Church in Irwin County. She was a loving mother and grandmother.
Mrs. Griner is survived by three daughters and one son: Debbie Steverson, Marvene Sherrod, Tina Futch and Rodney Griner, all of Fitzgerald; seven grandchildren and five great grandchildren; one brother: Clifford Ring, Fargo, GA. She was preceded in death by her husband, Marvin P. Griner, one grandson, Rusty Steverson and one brother, Sonny Ring.