er family to friends near and dear. She lived a life that many will cherish forever. On Saturday, August 20, 2022, Shirley Mae Cretchain Whitaker answered the call to leave this life and enter eternity. She was preceded in death by parents Clifton Cretchain, Sr. and Mary Charles Cretchain; brother Clifton Cretchain, Jr.; sisters Elsie Cretchain, Verline C. Terry, Patricia "Pat C" Roy, Mary Jane C. Thomas, Willie Mae Williams; and three step-children. Left to cherish Shirley's beautiful memories and legacy are husband Rufus B. Whitaker; son Sammy Pickney, Jr.; daughter Deloris Whitaker; sister Letha Cretchain Birotle; sister-in-law Maxine Cretchain; grandchildren Tylecia Jacquess, Tiana Lewis, Shaela Mitchell, Tyrasia Peters, Alexa Pickney, Sametria Pickney, Samyra Pickney, Alyssa Taylor Pickney, and Teondre Pickney; three step-children; a special niece Monica (Roy) Sanders; fifteen great-grandchildren; and two special friends Clara Mae Stoute and Lillie Morris.