Wednesday, April 8, 2020 1:17 pm

Shirley Harris Tomblin, 86, of Spindale, passed away Saturday, April 4, 2020.

A native of Rutherford County, she was the daughter of the late Gaither and Lillie Gamble Harris.

Left to cherish her memory is her daughter, Mary Kathryn Taylor and husband Michael of Rutherfordton; a granddaughter; sister, Dot Culbertson of Forest City; brother Cecil Harris and wife Susan of Newnan, GA; sisters-in-law Julia Harris of Claremont and Pat Tomblin of Forest City.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Tomblin, sisters, Olema and Lucy Harris, brothers, James, Ernest and Frank Harris.

Services will be private.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Spencer Baptist Church, 187 N. Oak Street, Spindale, NC 28160 or Hospice of the Carolina Foothills, PO Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043.