Services for Shirley Dianne Martin, 69, of Ridgecrest, Louisiana, will be held at a later date, under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home in Winnsboro, Louisiana. Shirley passed away on Monday, December 10 at Heritage Manor Nursing Home in Ferriday, Louisiana.
Shirley was born in Winnsboro, Louisiana on May 3, 1949. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert William Martin; father, Alvin Lauren Russell; mother, Irma Lee Russell Gossett; and sister, Abigail Lynn Baroni.
She is survived by her sisters, Bobbie Nell Hogue, Dollie Jane Blaylock, Alvin “Laurene” Peoples, Gloria Rejean Gossett, Belinda Kay Whitehead, Ellie Mae Pettis and brother Burton Gossett. Also survived by her daughter, Tina Renee Morrison and husband, Lance of Alto, Georgia; sons, Robert Daniel Martin and wife, Emily of Sicily Island, Louisiana; and Corey Eugene Martin of Natchez. Shirley had eight grandchildren and one great-grandchild.