Shirley Jean Acre, age 81, of Broseley, Missouri, died Monday, June 21, 2021 at the General Baptist Nursing Home in Campbell, Missouri. Mrs. Acre was born Saturday, April 20, 1940 in Qulin, daughter of the late Robert and Margaret (King) Medlin. Shirley was a member of Black River General Baptist Church where she served as church clerk for several years. She was a retired secretary from the Twin Rivers School District. On Saturday, March 1, 1958 she married Donald Larry Acre Sr. He preceded her in death on March 4, 2021.
She is survived by three sons, Barney Acre (Kelli) of Williamsville, Missouri, Larry (Kara) Acre Jr. of Benton, Missouri and Terry (Cheryl) Acre of Fisk, Missouri; five grandchildren, Mark (Stephanie) Acre, Aaron (Christy) Acre, Todd (Julie) Acre, Christen (Charles) Kinsey and Casey (Jerry) Wills; 14 great-grandchildren and two brothers, Louie ‘Bud’ Medlin and Franklin Medlin.
She was also preceded in death by one brother, Harry Dunning and three sisters, Juanita Thompson, Dorothy Pruett and Aleane Gaines.
Visitation will begin at 6 p.m. Wednesday at White-Sanders Funeral Home in Fisk. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in the funeral home chapel with Rev. Jim Sanders officiating. Burial will be in Brown Chapel Cemetery in Broseley.
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