Shirley Tomlinson

CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Shirley Ann Tomlinson, 76, of Chaffee died Thursday, May 7, 2015, at her home.

She was born April 17, 1939, in Quincy, Illinois, to Amuel and Hazel Daniels Compton. She married Charles Tomlinson on Nov. 12, 1981. He preceded her in death.

Shirley was a retired seamstress. She was a member of the Church of God in Chaffee.

Survivors include two sons, Kevin Compton of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, and Eric Keys of Chaffee; six daughters, Ronann Luttrell, Candy Witcher, Leslie Palmer and Loretta Arnzen of Chaffee, Cora Miller of Thebes, Illinois, and Sarah St. Clair of Benton, Missouri; 22 grandchildren; and 26 great-grandchildren.

She also was preceded in death by a son, Vernon Ainsworth.

The funeral was Saturday at the Church of God, with the Rev. Tom Morris officiating. Burial will be at 11:30 a.m. Monday in Mounds City National Cemetery in Mounds, Illinois.

Online condolences may be shared at amick-burnettfuneralchapels.com.