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Shirley Lanae Bright 1943–2019 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Aug 1943

Birth Location: Blytheville, Mississippi, Arkansas, USA

Death Date: 21 May 2019

Death Location: Bonham, Fannin, Texas, USA

Father: Charles Bright

Mother: Lavelle Stewart

Spouse(s): Jimmy Preston

Children(s):

The story of Shirley Lanae Bright began in 1943 in Blytheville, Mississippi, Arkansas, USA. Shirley Lanae Bright married Jimmy Wayne Preston, and had children including Rodney Wayne Preston. Shirley Lanae Bright passed away in 2019 in Bonham, Fannin, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Shirley Lanae Bright began in 1943 in Blytheville, Mississippi, Arkansas, USA.
  • Shirley Lanae Bright married Jimmy Wayne Preston, and had children including Rodney Wayne Preston.
  • Shirley Lanae Bright passed away in 2019 in Bonham, Fannin, Texas, USA.

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Children(s)

Shirley Bright's Ancestors

Self
Shirley Bright
1943–2019
Birth Place: Blytheville, Mississippi, Arkansas, USA
Parents
Charles E Bright
1923–2002
Lavelle (Opal) Stewart
1919–1980
Grandparents
Arthur (Frances) Bright
1886–1945
Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA
Lillie (Frances) Jones
1886–1971
Caldwell, North Carolina
Walter (Herman) Stewart
1895–1963
Aberdeen, Monroe, Mississippi, USA
Mary (Lee) Cannon
1896–1953
Pontoto, Mississippi, United States
Great-Grandparents
James Bright
1862–1933
Ella Green
1862–1943
Sampson Jones
1858–1941
Amanda Jones
1860–1903
ANDREW STEWART
1861–1901
Flora Ferguson
1874–1931
John 🌳
1869–1914
Anna Cannon
1871–1967
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Green
1836–1897
Sicily Padgett
1830–1885
John Stewart
1826–1911

Shirley Bright's Timeline

2 Records

1943
17 Aug 1943
Birth of Shirley Lanae Bright in Blytheville, Mississippi, Arkansas, USA
Blytheville, Mississippi, Arkansas, USA
2019
21 May 2019
Age 76
Death of Shirley Lanae Bright in Bonham, Fannin, Texas, USA
Bonham, Fannin, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Aug 1943
    Event Place: Blytheville, Mississippi, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 May 2019
    Event Place: Bonham, Fannin, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

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