Shirley Dean Dorough Lonergan, 84, of Maysville, passed away peacefully on March 30th, at Meadowview Regional Medical Center surrounded by her family & loved ones. Shirley was born on August 8th, 1938, in Pell City, AL, a town she loved & cherished the memories she had there. She is the daughter of the late Edgar & Edna Dorough. Shirley will be dearly missed & always remembered.

She dearly loved her husband Hugh T. Longergan Jr., whom she was married to for 55 years, and they had a life full of laughter as they enjoyed dealing & collecting antiques together in their free time. She loved to cook & host her family, play games, & to shop. She enjoyed socializing with her friends each morning at Hardee's. She professed Christ as her Lord & Savior in her adult life.

Shirley is survived by her two daughters, Dena Pully (Art Jr.) of Maysville, & Sydney Nichols (Ben) of Auburn, AL; three grandchildren, Rhea Applegate (Seth) of Wilmore, Art Pully III (Jessica) of Maysville, & Hope Nichols of Auburn, AL.; four great-grandchildren, Levi Applegate, Cohen Applegate, Addilyn Pully, & Griffin Pully; and one brother, Joe Dorough of Pell City, AL. She was preceded in death by her husband Hugh T, Lonergan Jr., and her two siblings, Evelyn Dorough Waldrop & Jack Robert Dorough.

We request all of Shirley's loved ones to join us in celebrating her life at Knox & Brothers Funeral Home on Sunday, April 2nd at 2 PM. Visitation will be held from 12 PM until the hour of the service. Burial will be at the Green Acres Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, please donate to The Gideons International, St. Clair Cty East Gideons Camp, P.O. Box 973, Pell City, AL 35125.