Obituaries

Sewell Mortuary in Grantville respectfully announces the passing of Shirley A. Dixon on January 15th, 2019.

Funeral Service is January 26th, 2019, 1:00 PM at Mt Sinai Baptist Church Gay, GA.

Visitation is January 25th, from 5 to 6 PM at Sewell Mortuary in Grantville, GA.

Shirley Ann Mayner Dixon (Shuck) was born on January 4, 1956 in Miami, Fl. She was the seventh of eight children born to her loving parents Robert Mayner, Sr. and Georgia Emma Gates Mayner. Her parents and siblings, Eddie Lee Mayner, Martha Louise Keith (Lula), Bobby Mayner (Remus), Cody Mayner (Fruit), Thomas Mayner (Tom), preceded her in death.

She was also preceded in death by her loving companion of 18 years, Johnnie Lewis Lucas. Shirley accepted Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior at a young age where she joined Mt. Sinai Baptist Church. She was educated in Meriwether County Public Schools and graduated from Woodbury High in 1974.

Shortly after graduating from high school, she moved to Atlanta where she attended Oglethorpe University and was a Teacher's Aid in Atlanta Public Schools.

Shirley was an avid reader and always the life of the party because of her fun loving spirit and witty sense of humor. On the weekends, you could find her grooving to Barry White and enjoying great times with friends and family!

Shirley passed peacefully on January 15, 2019.

She leaves to cherish her memory two children: Shaun Mayner (Rasheda) and Skyler Janine Lucas; grandchild: Monique Jackson; greatgrandchild: Kodi Rashaun Manuel; Siblings: Robert Mayner, Jr. (Priscilla), Pearlie Mae Foster; Aunts: Maebell Bowles, Mary Alice Boozer, Thelma Mayner; Special Friend: James Gay and a host of nieces, nephews and cousins Shirley will be missed dearly by all who knew her