Frank & Bright Funeral Home
Shirley Briscoe
May 1st, 1927 - Mar 20th, 2016Shirley L. Briscoe, age 88, of Flora, Illinois, passed away Sunday, March 20, 2016, at Flora Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Flora.
Shirley was born May 1, 1927 in Fairfield, the youngest daughter of Kenneth and Lindell (Whitson) Armstrong. She married Charles E. Briscoe on June 18, 1946 in Flora and together they have shared 69 anniversaries. Shirley loved her family, especially her grandchildren, and enjoyed cooking. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Flora.
Shirley is survived by her husband: Charles “Wheezer” Briscoe of Flora; 2 sons: Chuck (Jan) Briscoe of Cincinnati, OH, and Brad (Tina) Briscoe of Flora; 7 grandchildren: Jeff (Deb) Hanneken of Tampa, FL, Allison (Brad) Ernst of Cincinnati, OH, Jennifer (Rob) Andres of Cincinnati, OH, Alicia (Justin) Gates of Cincinnati, OH, Christina (Matt) Sisk of Flora, Matthew (Lindsey) Briscoe of Memphis, TN, and Sarah (Nick) Brashear of Centralia; 1 sister: Virginia Ernest of Mt. Carmel; 11 great-grandchildren, 1 step-great-grandchild, 1 great-grandchild on the way, along with many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, a daughter: Jane Hanneken, and 2 sisters: Dorothy Evans and Jean Tullett.
A funeral service for Shirley Briscoe will be 1 p.m. Friday, March 25, 2016, at Frank & Bright Funeral Home in Flora, with visitation starting at 11 a.m. until the hour of service on Friday at the funeral home. Interment will be in Elmwood Cemetery, Flora. The family has requested that memorial donations be made to First Baptist Church or Clay County Hospice and these will be accepted at the funeral home.