Shirley Jean Gibson Wyatt

Shirley Jean Gibson Wyatt age 87, formerly of Charleston, MO passed away Friday, January 10, 2025, at her home in Media, TN, surrounded by her loving family.

Born August 7, 1937, in Caruthersville, MO, to Roger Christopher and Maude May Curtis Gibson. She retired from Brown Shoe Factory after many years of service. She had a great love for cooking, gardening, and sewing, making many treasures for her family. She was famous for her biscuit and gravy, chocolate pie, special cheeseburgers, and some amazing pickles made from her garden. She was a long-time member of Christ Ministries Church in Humbold, TN.

The Lords servant Shirley was carried home by a chariot of Angels where she was met at the pearly gates by her beloved Jim and Jimmy Wayne. Her family lost a beloved Momma and Granny who fought a hard fight with leukemia. Momma was the heartbeat of our family; the leader of our faith and the glue that held us all together. She gave selflessly to her husband, children, grandchildren and friends. She walked in faith daily and led her family to follow.

On August 8, 1954, she married the love of her life Jimmy Lewis Wyatt in Hernando, MS who preceded her in death on March 27, 2005.

Shirley leaves to cherish her memory, three daughters Dianna Patrick-Hailey (Jackie), Tammy Brown (Paul) of Charleston, MO., Christy Wyatt of Medina, TN.

11 Grandchildren, Jennifer Ballinger (Brian) of Medina, TN., Laura Hailey of Sikeston, MO., Michael Patrick (Carrie), of Cape Girardeau, MO., Mary Beth Hailey of Sikeston, MO., James Patrick (Jamie) of Columbia, MO., Anthony Allen, Paul Brown Jr (Alisha), Jerry Byford Jr. "JD" (Lisa), of Milan, TN., Brian Grigsby (Jessica), Christina Smith (Justin) all of Charleston, MO., Jimmy Byford of Median, TN.,

25 Great Grandchildren, Cody Hailey, Austin Hailey (Shelby), Thurman Young, all of Sikeston, MO., Katie Broadway (Hunter) of Murfreesboro, TN., Jonathan Caleb McCaslin (Micah)  of Las Vegas, NV., Allison Morgan, Alexis Morgan, of Sikeston, MO., Grace Patrick of Cape Girardeau, MO., LaVada Brown (Brenden) of Charleston, MO., Justin Brown of Sikeston, MO., Adelyn Childers (Tommy) of East Prairie, MO., Shawn Morgan, of Sikeston, MO., Jerry Byford III "JB" of Median, TN, Wyatt Ballinger of Medina, TN., Hannah Patrick of Columbia, MO., Morgan Patrick of Cape Girardeau, MO., Kaleigh Brown of Charleston, MO., Anna Craig of Sikeston, MO., Paul Brown III "Trey", Justin Smith Jr "Monroe", Sidney Ballinger of Medina, TN., Scarlett Smith, all of Charleston,. MO., Hudson Patrick of Columbia, MO., Isabelle Grigsby, of Charleston, MO., Amelia Ballinger of Median, TN.,

Seven Great-Great Grandchildren Waverly Broadway, Caswell Broadway both of Murfreesboro, TN., CJ Haily, Amora Morgan, both of Sikeston, Mo., Slayden Brown of Charleston, MO., Evelyn Pratt of East Prairie, MO., and one due in May of Murfreesboro, TN.,

Two very special nephews Ralph Durham (Christine) of Ennis, Montana, Richard Durham (Paulette) of Mountain Ranch, CA., several cousins, nieces and nephews along with her very special companion Gizmo who never left her side.

In addition to her parents and husband Shirley was preceded in death her only son Jimmy Wyatt, two brothers James Gibson, and Carlton Gibson, one sister Margie Durham, one niece Vicki Hummingbird and one Great Granddaughter Collins Grigsby,

Visitation will be from 11:00 a.m. until the funeral hour at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 14, 2025, at the McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston.  Rev. Gary Morris will officiate.

Interment will follow in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery near Charleston under the direction of McMikle Funeral Home of Charleston.

Pallbearers will be her grandsons with her great grandsons serving as honorary pallbearers.

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