Shirley Byassee

Shirley Jo Ann Hayes Byassee, 85, of Union City passed away Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021, at The Waters in Union City.
Funeral services were to be held 2 p.m. today, Sept. 7, 2021, at White-Ranson Funeral Home. Bro. Terry English and Bro. Brad Jordan were to officiate. Burial was to follow in East View Cemetery. Visitation was to be held at noon until the hour of services.
Mrs. Shirley was born Oct. 21, 1935, to the late Dewey and Flora McDaniel Hayes. She married Lewis Byassee on June 5, 1954. He survives. She worked as a teacher’s aide for the Union City School System for many years. She attended Pleasant Valley United Methodist Church, where she worked in the nursery for 25 years. She was an avid gardener and was known for her beautiful flowers.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by her daughter, Susan Kilgas and her husband, Steve of Martin; her son, Allen Byassee of Memphis; her grandchildren, Andy Kilgas of Martin and Megan Crawford and her husband, Kit, of Washington, D.C.; and many nieces and nephews.
She was also preceded in death by her brothers, Randall, C.J., Charles and Billy Wayne Hayes; and two sisters, Mary Frances Cultra and Dorothy Critopolous.
Condolences may be sent to the family at the funeral home website: www.white-ranson.com.Shirley Jo Ann Hayes Byassee, 85, of Union City passed away Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021, at The Waters in Union City.
Funeral services were to be held 2 p.m. today, Sept. 7, 2021, at White-Ranson Funeral Home. Bro. Terry English and Bro. Brad Jordan were to officiate. Burial was to follow in East View Cemetery. Visitation was to be held at noon until the hour of services.
Mrs. Shirley was born Oct. 21, 1935, to the late Dewey and Flora McDaniel Hayes. She married Lewis Byassee on June 5, 1954. He survives. She worked as a teacher’s aide for the Union City School System for many years. She attended Pleasant Valley United Methodist Church, where she worked in the nursery for 25 years. She was an avid gardener and was known for her beautiful flowers.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by her daughter, Susan Kilgas and her husband, Steve of Martin; her son, Allen Byassee of Memphis; her grandchildren, Andy Kilgas of Martin and Megan Crawford and her husband, Kit, of Washington, D.C.; and many nieces and nephews.
She was also preceded in death by her brothers, Randall, C.J., Charles and Billy Wayne Hayes; and two sisters, Mary Frances Cultra and Dorothy Critopolous.
Condolences may be sent to the family at the funeral home website: www.white-ranson.com.

Published 9.7.21