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Nevada State Journal November 6, 1953
Funeral services for William Newton Shirley, who died suddenly at his home in Sparks
yesterday morning will be held on Saturday.
Mr. Shirley had been a well known resident of Sparks for the last 20 years, and resided
for a time in Yerkington before moving to Sparks. He was born in Woodbury, tenn. 77 years
ago.
Surviving are eight children, Viola Shirley, Thara Shirley, and Jessie Pavloec and
Lillian Derden, all of Sparks; Ellis Shirley of Reno; Naomi Cipriani of Ruth, Betty
Meyers, San Leandro, Calif., Ruby Chimenti, San Francisco; a sister, Mrs. Hattie Higgens,
of Woodbury, Tenn. and 17 grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held from the O'Brien-Rogers chapel at 9:00 Saturday
morning thence to the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Sparks.