2025ObituariesShirley Williams Major

It is with heavy hearts and deep sadness that we announce the passing of Shirley W. Major at age 83, resident of Livingston, on May 6th, 2025. She was born in Baton Rouge, LA on July 24th, 1941 to the late James R. Williams and Bernice Rome Williams. She is preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Ronald Major and sister, Mary Alita Gill. Survived by her three brothers, Richert Williams, James (Jimbo) Williams, and John Williams Sr., two children, Kevin Dale Major and Michelle Major Jenkins, son-in-law James Leon Jenkins, five grandchildren, Rae Lea Major, Sunny Jo Major, Nicholas Alexander Dimm, Zane Austin Major, and Belle Marie Bamber, two great grandchildren, Freyja Marie Major and Glen Carlisle Sylvester. She retired from the State of Louisiana after 36 years with the Department of Social Services in Human Resources. She enjoyed camping, live music, dancing, cooking, and her chihuahuas. She will be missed dearly by all who knew and loved her. The family would like to send a heartfelt thank you to her primary caregiver, Sarah Travasos White, family friend and neighbor, Christine Matherne, Hospice of Baton Rouge and Patti Voss with Haydel Memorial Hospice. Family and friends are invited to join us in celebrating her life at Seale Funeral Home in Denham Springs on Monday May 12th from 9am-12pm. She will be laid to rest in Evergreen Memorial Park.