Shirley L. Faulkner, age 77 of Metropolis, Illinois passed away at 3:57 am on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, at Massac Memorial Hospital.

Funeral services will be held at 1 pm on Friday, March 13, 2026, at Aikins-Farmer-Loftus-McManus Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Metropolis Memorial Gardens.

Shirley worked at Pizza Inn for over 20 years and was a member of Park Avenue Baptist Church.

Shirley is survived by her husband, Gary Faulkner; daughter, Kathy Walters; granddaughter, Taylor Walters; stepchildren, Todd Faulker and wife Kim, James Michael Faulkner, Gary Faulkner Jr., Kerri Bagwell and husband Billy; step grandchildren, Kirsten Simpson and husband Thomas, Garrett Bagwell, and Jalyn Faulkner; step great granddaughter, Margaret Ann Simpson; stepbrother, Robert Dubree.

Shirley was preceded in death by her mother, Mary R. Singleton; son, Robert Lyday.

Visitation will be held on Friday, March 13, 2026, from 11 am to 1 pm at Aikins-Farmer-Loftus-McManus Funeral Home.

Memorials may be made in Shirley's name to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, Tennessee 38105.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Aikins-Farmer-Loftus-McManus Funeral Home. Online condolences may be made at www.aikinsfarmer-millerfh.com

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
501 St. Jude Place, Memphis TN 38105
Tel: 1-800-805-5856
Web: http://www.stjude.org/