Shirley McCoy Canady, 78, of Whitesboro, Texas, was called to her eternal home on Wednesday, January 3, 2024.
Shirley was born on July 27, 1945 at the Greer Clinic in Whitesboro to the late Howell and Mae McCoy.  She attended schools in Dorchester, Bells, and Gunter and later attended Sherman Beauty School.  
Shirley was a hairstylist working in Gunter, Denison, and Whitesboro. She owned and operated her salon in Whitesboro and retired at the end of 2008 with 40 years of lots of work, lots of styles and lots of friends!  
Shirley enjoyed shopping at Wal Mart, reading, and time spent at home in her backyard and in her glass room. Shirley loved life, her family, and her friends, she lit up a room just by walking in and saying Hi! 
Shirley is survived by her husband, Charles of their home in Whitesboro; daughters and their husband, Judy and Brad Griffith of Sadler, Terri Jezek of Gainesville, Cindy Rushing of Sherman; sons and their wives, Gary and Colleen Canady of Sadler, and Brian Salling of Whitesboro; sisters, Maudie Moss of Haslet, Betty Knight of Denison, and Mary Glidden of Southmayd; as well as 14 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Howell and Mae McCoy; son, Steve Canady; brother, Billy McCoy; sister, Capitola Enoch; sister, Gwen Hightower; sister, Leahnette Scott; sister, JoAnn Terry; son-in-law, Ken Rushing; brother, Bill McCoy; brother, Gene McCoy; and daughter-in-law, Christi Ochoa.
Pallbearers were Derrick Smith, Christopher Griffith, Travis Canady, Matt Hamner, Chance Combs and Nate Baker. Honorary pallbearers were Ian Copeland, Nicholas Hamner, Ragen Combs, Bradyn and Brock Flowers and Steven and Trace Canady.
Funeral services honoring Shirley were held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 6, 2024 at Meador Funeral Home of Whitesboro, officiated by Rev. Jerry Henry.  Interment followed at Tioga Cemetery in Tioga, Texas. A time of visitation for family and friends was held one hour prior to the service time at the funeral home.
To sign the online registry, please go to www.meadorfuneral.com.