Shirley Ann Rogers-Currie

May 24, 1956 - July 15, 2019

Shirley Ann Rogers-Currie was born May 24, 1956 in Chicago Heights, Illinois to Earline and Moses Rogers. Shirley received her formal education from Woodlawn Elementary School, Bloom Trail High School, and Prairie State College. Shirley worked for Owens-Illinois and Kimble Glass as a Selector, PSI, and Assistant Foreman for thirty (30) years until her retirement. Shirley married Wayne Currie on September 15, 2018. Shirley was a giving and generous person. She enjoyed serving her Savior, Jesus Christ. She was a faithful and dedicated member of Pentecostal Church of Christ Cathedral, all the way to the end. She served on the Board of Stewards. In the early morning hours on July 15, 2019, Shirley made her transition from life to death. She is preceded in death by her mother and father, Earline and Moses Rogers, Sr.; brother, Freddie Rogers; sister, Mary Ann Walker; son, Maurice Washington; and grandmother, Willie Mae Freeze. Shirley will truly be missed by all who had the pleasure of knowing her but especially her loving husband, Wayne; two sons, Ricky, Jonathan (Airaka); step daughter, Waynegue Currie; eight grandchildren, Ricarri, Jacarri, Kamyah, Shenia, Laniah, Salea, Jhuston, and Jhanyla; two sisters, Minister Katie Shelton and Kimberly (Lawrence); four brothers, Moses Jr. (Sheila), Jimmy (Irma), Jesse (Johnnie) and Billy; mother-in-law, Maxine Robinson; aunt, Ozell Wilson; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends; her Kimble Glass Family, Early (Pookie) Fugate, the Breakfast Club Girls and a very special friend and caregiver, Paula Hall.