Shirley Bonds
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Mrs. Shirley Ann Atkinson Bonds, 86, passed away on June 19, 2021 at Generations Senior Living in Saltillo, MS. Shirley was born in Kansas City, MO on January 4, 1935 to Irby Hill Atkinson and Hazel Marie Staley Atkinson.
Her family moved to Winona, MS when she was five years old. She graduated from Winona High School in 1952. She attended Bellhaven College, and then went on to graduate from The University of Mississippi in 1956 with a BA in Education. She was a member of Delta Gamma Sorority. She taught in Houston Public School for 32 years. She was Miss Hospitality of Houston shortly after moving there. She was a member of Gideon's Auxiliary and Van Vleet Baptist Church. She was an animal lover of both big and small, domestic and wild, and even once fed a bobcat kitten in her flowerbed.
Visitation will be Tuesday June 22 at 12 pm until service time at 2 pm at Houston Funeral Home with Rev. Terry Rhodes officiating.
Burial will be at Houston City Cemetery in Houston, MS.
Mrs. Bonds is survived by her two daughters, Teresa (Will) Newcomer of Tupelo, and Susan (Dwight) Griffin Jr. of Tupelo; her son, Larry (Elizabeth "Casey") Bonds Jr.; her grandchildren, Claire Elizabeth Newcomer, Stuart William Newcomer, Scott Evans Griffin, Laura Shae McCracken, Shawn Caleb McCracken, Daniel McCondy Bonds, and David Odom Bonds; her great grandchildren, Amelia Tien McCracken, and Austin Ray Dodson.
Mrs. Bonds is preceded in death by her parents, and her late husband, Larry Odom Bonds Sr. and her brother, Irby "Red" Atkinson Jr.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to:
Van Vleet Baptist Church
General Delivery
Van Vleet, MS 38877
Or
Sanctuary Hospice
5159 Main Street
Tupelo, MS 38801
Or
The Gideons International Processing Center
P.O. Box 97251
Washington, DC 20090-7251
"The family would like to express their gratitude to all caregivers who have helped over the years."
Online condolences may be left on the Tribute Wall at www.houstonfuneralhomems.com