Shirley Mae Hughes Sickles
formerly of Revere
Shirley Mae Hughes Sickles, 83, of Green Cove Springs, Fla., formerly of Revere, passed away peacefully Saturday, May 4, 2024. She was born September 30, 1940, in Revere.
She was predeceased by her parents, William Hughes and Lillian Marie Lewis Hughes; husband, James William Sickles – May 19, 2020; sister, Lillian Mudery; and brother, Mark Firestone.
Shirley was a member of the Bethel Baptist Church.
During her working life she was a nurse’s aide at the Uniontown Hospital and for many years a beautician.
She was a very loving mother and grandmother who enjoyed cooking, baking, the freedom of running errands in her car, trips and travel. She will be greatly missed by her family members and many friends.
Left to cherish her memory is her daughter, Babbetta Marie “Babs” Kelly (Dale) of Round Hill, Va.; grandchildren: Bryan, Hannah and Sarah Kelley; brothers, William Hughes (Jan) of Uniontown and Keith Firestone of Revere; a very special sister-in-law, Pamela Glover (David); her son, Samuel Sickles (Liza) and their daughter, Carolina, Pamela’s daughter, Charity (Kevin) and their children, Kaitlyn and Dylan; very special aunts and friends, Loretta Lewis of Revere and Barbara Rivera of Sebastian, Fla.; and many nieces and nephews.
Friends will be received in the SHELL FUNERAL HOME, INC. 164 S. Mt. Vernon Avenue, Uniontown, from 5 to 8 p.m. on Sunday, May 12, and in the Bethel Baptist Church, 998 N. Gallatin Avenue Extension, Uniontown, from 10 to 11 a.m. on Monday, May 13. The funeral service will begin at 11 a.m. with Pastor Bryan Kelley officiating. Interment will follow in Walnut Hill Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations in memory of Shirley be made to the American Liver Foundation, P.O. Box 299, West Orange, NJ 07052.