Shirley (Burnside) (Dunn) Schmidt

Shirley (Burnside) Schmidt, age 86, went to be with her lord and savior on Monday, October 10, 2022, surrounded by her loving family. Funeral services will take place at 10:00 am on Friday, October 14, 2022, at Marshall and Marshall Funeral Directors in Whitney, with burial to follow at Hillcrest Garden of Memory. Visitation will take place from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursday, October 13, 2022, at Marshall and Marshall.

Shirley was born on August 21, 1936, to her loving parents, Alfred A. and Molly (Cupp) Dunn, in Tinsman, Arkansas. She married Doyle Burnside on March 18, 1961. After the kids were in school, Shirley went to work for the Allen Independent School District, where she worked for 10 years. In 1981, the family moved to Whitney, Texas, and shortly after that, she went to work at Walmart in Hillsboro, Texas, where she worked for 25 years before her retirement in 2004. Shirley married Delvin Schmidt on September 5, 1998, and she helped him refurbish furniture, build and paint bird houses, and do yard art. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Whitney and the TruthFinders Sunday School Class. Shirley enjoyed sewing, quilting, and working in her yard.

Shirley is preceded in death by her husbands, Doyle Burnside and Delvin Schmidt; her parents; her daughter, Phyllis Clark; her brother, Grady Dunn; and brothers-in-law, Harry Farris, Bobby Reddin, and Aaron Brandon.

She is survived by her son, Dale Burnside and wife Kriste of Robinson, Texas; daughters, Pam Standerfer and husband Ron of Whitney, Texas, and Doris Coffey and husband Barrett of Hubbard, Texas; son in-law, Gary Clark of Naples, Texas; eleven grandchildren; sixteen great- grandchildren; three great-great grandchildren; sisters, Nettie Farris of Madison, Mississippi, Doris Reddin of Irving, Texas and Carolyn Brandon of Thornton, Arkansas; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.

The family would like to thank Shirley's wonderful neighbors for visiting with her and checking on her and the Community Healthcare of Texas Hospice.