Shirley Reeves Floyd
1942 - 2024
It is with the deepest sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved mother, Shirley Reeves Floyd, who passed away peacefully surrounded by her loved ones on June 12, 2024 at the age of 82.
She was born February 2, 1942 , to mother Nadine Collins and father Shirley Reeves. She was married to Donald Eugene Allen and they had three children. Michael Allen of King NC, Lisa Blackmon of Oak Ridge NC, and Mark Allen decreased.
She was also blessed with six grandchildren, Brandon Allen, Eric Allen, Carly Blackmon, Steven Blackmon, Matthew Allen and Dylan Allen.
She had seven great grandchildren, Bryson Blackmon, Juniper Blackmon, Hayden Bullard, Lucas Shires, Kailee and Kruz Walker and Max Allen. Also surviving is best friend and sister, Dean Ford, and a very special nephew, Billy Ford.(sugarbear)
Preceded in death were brothers, Robert Reeves, Ronnie Reeves and Billy Collins and a sister Barbara Brown.
She retired from Labcorp with 25 years of service.
Shirley was known for her kindness, tender heart and always giving.
Her fondest memories were spending time with family at the pool and attending church at Calvary Baptist with her mother.
A Celebration of Life will be announced at a later date.
I loved Shirley unconditionally! She was my longtime friend and confidant. We laughed together – cried together and prayed all the time together! I miss her so much it hurts my heart. I do know I will see her again though. She now has lots of talks with Jesus in his presence! I miss her so much! My sincere sympathy goes out to her children and grandchildren and great grandchildren. She loved all of you with all of her being! Dean was her rock, she loved you more than you can imagine. Lisa, she always called you Shirley’s Angel. Michael was her son, strong and she always said she knew he was well taken care of and she didn’t have to worry about him! Carly was there always, when she needed you most! She loved you so much and thought you were beautiful and smart! Matt, Dylan and Stephen she loved unconditionally; they kept her close to God always praying for them too! Brandon and Eric were always in her prayers, and she was so very proud of them! Gabby was always there to help her do whatever she needed. She cooked for her, cleaned for her and laughed alot with ShirleyI Shirley prayed always for her. She had fun cooking and messing in the kitchen with Kaylee and Cruze! She enjoyed her talks she had with Kaylee. She loved singing with Haden and watching Lucas swim and jump around. She loved being a great, great grandmother! She thought she was getting old now…Oh, how I miss her!
Shirley was a dear and close friend to me. I will miss her morning calls, just to say hello and see how I was. We laughed, we prayed and cried together. We taught each other lifelong lessons about our health and finances. When I used to clean for her, we would eat and talk and laugh alot! Some of our conversations were hilarious! Shirley would come and pick me up and we would go riding together. Shirley would reminisce about our past lives and laugh. We would go to Burger King and eat whoppers and ice cream cones. We went swimming on Fridays and had wonderful snacks, devotions and lots of girl talk! We solved the problems of the world at that pool! Shirley was a wonderful friend to me and I miss her so much. She is not in pain any more and in heaven with Jesus and is and will deeply be missed…
Shirley was one of the sweetest ladies I had the honor of being friends with! She loved her family with everything she had! She was a woman of God and prayed for her family and friends constantly! She always made it a habit to call me just to tell me she loved me and was thinking about me. When I went to clean her house we would talk and laugh and just have a good time! I miss her so much and I will never forget her!