Shirley Ann Thompson

May 31, 1939 - February 9, 2016

Age 76, passed away on Tuesday, February 9, 2016 at the Saline Evangelical Home in Saline, MI. Shirley was born on May 31, 1939 in Kalamazoo, MI, the daughter of Hugh and Cleona (Black) Smith. Shirley attended Albion College and received her Bachelor’s Degree in Special Education. She later went on to obtain her Master’s Degree in Religious Education. She taught in the Special Education Department in the Parchment Public Schools in Parchment, MI. She was also a religious education coordinator for the First United Methodist Church. Survivors include her children Mark (Heather) Thompson, Jeffrey (Mary) Thompson, Elizabeth Thompson, and her grandchildren Maeve and Ann Marie Thompson. She was preceded in death by her parents Hugh and Cleona and her sister Janet. Cremation has taken place. Burial will take place in the Mount Ever Rest Memorial Park South Cemetery in Kalamazoo, MI, in the future. A visitation will take place on Tuesday, February 16, 2016 between the hours of 3:00 P.M. and 7:00 P.M. at the Robison-Bahnmiller Funeral Home in Saline, MI. Memorial contributions may be made to the Saline Evangelical Home or to the Alzheimer’s Association Michigan Great Lakes Chapter. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home. To leave a memory, to sign her guestbook, or for more information and directions please visit www.rbfhsaline.com.