Mrs. Shirley Rae Stiles, age 85, of Lumberton, NC, passed away Thursday, December 7, 2023, at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Robeson County, NC on December 26, 1937 to the late Joshua Lincoln & Gussie Mae Phillips.

Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her son, Michael Stiles; three brothers: Leroy Phillips, Edward Phillips, and David Earl Phillips; two sisters, Mildred Taylor and Mary Ellen Anderson; a daughter-in-law, Laura Stiles; and two great-granddaughters, Morgan and Addison.

She is survived by her husband, Irvin Redmond Stiles of the home; her daughter, Kim Grimsley of Lumberton, NC; her grandchildren: Josh and wife Meghan of Myrtle Beach, SC, Brittany Read and husband Mac of Columbia, SC, and Nick Altmeyer and wife Jasmine of Barnegat Township, NJ; her great-grandchildren: Wyatt, Madison, Jackson, and Maddox; and her daughter-in-law, Elizabeth Stiles of Latta, SC.

She was a lifelong member of Antioch Baptist Church, where she sang in the choir and attended Sunday School faithfully and served as secretary of her Sunday School Class. In her spare time, she enjoyed being outside and working in her yard. She also loved spending time with family and friends, especially her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

A funeral service will be held on Saturday, December 9, 2023, at 11:00 AM at Antioch Baptist Church, 5089 Old Whiteville Road in Lumberton, NC, with Pastor Mark Meadows and Pastor Blake Dodd officiating. Burial will follow at Floyd Memory Gardens, 3720 Old Whiteville Road in Lumberton, NC.

The family will receive friends following the committal service at the cemetery.