Myrtle

Shedd

Myrtle Miller Shedd, 102, crossed the river to be with her Lord and Savior along with her family members on March 21, 2023.  She was born in Odena, Florida on March 2, 1921, to the late Thearon O. and Susie Darus Miller. She grew up on the family farm south of Cairo, Georgia. She was a 1940 graduate of Cairo High School. After graduation she was employed by Colonial Stores in Thomasville, Georgia where she met her husband, Marion Frank Shedd, Sr.  They were married June 10, 1943, and moved to Waxsaw, North Carolina while stationed at Fort Buckner. They had three children, Dorothy Jean Taber (Stuart), Patricia Callahan (Ronnie), and Marion Frank Shedd, Jr. (Caroline).  She is pre-deceased by her husband of 58 years and her daughter, Dorothy Jean.  She has five grandchildren and five great grandchildren.  She has numerous nieces and nephews whom she loved very much and were a great part of her life throughout the years. She spent the majority of her married life residing in Barnwell, South Carolina. There she devoted her time to being a full-time wife and mother.  She and her family were active members of the Barnwell Presbyterian Church. Myrtle Miller Shedd spent her life loving, serving and sharing with others. She was an incredible inspiration as to how our lives should be lived and will be greatly missed.

Graveside services and interment will be held on March 24, 2023, at 4 p.m. at Greenwood Cemetery, Cairo, Georgia. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to St. Judes Children's Hospital or Shriners Hospital for Children in her memory.