Racine, WI – Shirley (nee: Holloway) Falkner, age 72, answered The Call of her Loving Savior on Wednesday, June 30, 2021. She was born on May 27, 1949, to the union of Ada Mae and Elijah Holloway. She was educated at the University of Chicago, in Chicago, Illinois and furthered her education in Halter Culture. Shirley accepted Christ as her Savior and was a member of Pentecostal Holy Missionary Church where she served as an evangelist. On August 7, 1965, she was united in marriage to  Eddie Lee Falkner, Sr. in Chicago. Their union was blessed with four children. In her leisure time, she enjoyed spending time with her family and participating in ALL family gatherings. She loved going to church, reading the Bible, shopping, cooking and educating everyone  about God.

She leaves to cherish her memory her children, Eddie Falkner, Jr., Samantha Falkner, Will Falkner, Kunta Nelson, Glen Jones, Jarmel Burkman, Luther Burkman, and Sharnette Burkman; her brothers and sisters,  Sandra Holloway, Leon Holloway; her big sister, Jerry Woods; grandchildren, Jazmyn N. Falkner, Eddie Falkner III, Nyla, Madison, Dauntel, Melissa, Tekila, and Kavon; great-grandchildren, Sorrina Nelson, Ta'kyliah, Lavelle, and Amari; brothers and sisters-in-law, Irving, Don, Anne, and Herbert; nieces and nephews, Edward, Marilyn, Ada, Burnadette, and Charles. She is also survived by many other loved ones because she took care of everyone.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Ada Mae and Elijah Holloway; her husband, Eddie L. Falkner, Sr; her son, Jerry Falkner; her daughters, Betsy Mae Scott and Kaity Jones; daughter-in-law, Candace Falkner; her sisters, Marilyn Holloway and Patricia Burkman; her brothers, William, Charles, and Jerome Holloway.

The Celebration of Her Life will be held on Monday, 12, 2021 at 11:00 A.M. in the Chapel of Draeger-Langendorf Funeral Home, 4600 County Line Rd., Racine, WI. Visitation will be in the Chapel 9:00 A.M. – 11:00 A.M.  Interment will take place in Southern Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery.

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The Celebration of Her Life will be held on Monday, 12, 2021 at 11:00 A.M. in the Chapel of Draeger-Langendorf Funeral Home, 4600 County Line Rd., Racine, WI. Visitation will be in the Chapel from 9:00 A.M. – 11:00 A.M.

Interment will take place in Southern Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery.

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