Obituary of Shirley High Smith

Shirley Smith, 80, of Charlotte, lost her second battle of cancer on
September 17, 2019. She was born on June 23, 1939 in Polkton, North
Carolina where she was raised. She grew up farming and attended Anson
High School.

She carried her love of growing into her beautiful rose garden. She
loved her dogs dearly. She retired from Converse after working there for
30 years. She loved to watch her granddaughter, Shelby, play softball and
her grandson, Joshua, play the drums. Shirley was brought up Baptist but
now a member of Good Samaritan United Methodist Church in Lake Wylie,
SC. She was a survivor of Breast Cancer for 14 years and fought hard for
another 6 years before her passing.
 

She is survived by: Paula Shane Sosebee and her husband, Tim and
Shannon Jean Suddreth and her husband Chris; grandchildren Joshua
Craig Suddreth and Shelby Lynn Sosebee; brother Charles High and his
wife Frances along with nieces and nephew Steve Sikes and Suzanne and
Jackie Eddins and Ralph High.
 

The family would like to thank the Levine Cancer Institute for all their
kindness.
 

Pall Bearers of the service: Kurt Diener, Alan Garret, Daryl Graf, Grady Carson Keener, Daryl May, Jim Sosebee, David Suddreth, Jr.