Shirley Bridges

Shirley B. Bridges of Tilghman, MD died on Tuesday, November 24, 2009. She was 75 years old. Ms. Bridges was born on June 6, 1934 in Baltimore, MD and was the daughter of the late, Edward McDonald and Eleanor Sinclair Bridges. She attended St. Michaels High School and lived in the Bay Hundred area for most of her life, moving to Tilghman, MD in the last few years. A loving mother, Ms. Bridges spent most of her life as a full-time mother to her children. Later, she worked for Anderson Stokes as a Real Estate Agent for six years. Ms. Bridges was a Miles River Yacht Club Swim Club coach for many years, a Cub Scout Den Mother, involved in 4H, and served on the Sesquicentennial Committee for St. Michaels. She was known by her friends and neighbors for her love of home decoration, including crafts, furniture recovering, curtains and Halloween costumes. She was a member of Eastern Star, Junior Women’s Club and Saddle Friends Trail Club, as well as a member of Christ Episcopal Church in St. Michaels while her children were at home. Ms. Bridges had a love of horses, and fishing on the Bay with her family and friends. Her skill in gardening led to her ability to cross-breed two types of lilies to create a new variety, the “Shirley Lily”. Shirley Bridges is survived by two children, Jane A. Barrett of St. Michaels and R. Donald Barrett (Debbie) of McDaniel; four brothers and sisters, Edward Bridges (Debbie) of McDaniel, Jane Bridges of McDaniel, Dan Bridges (Kelly) of Bozman and Wayne Bridges of St. Michaels; three grandchildren, Patrick Fitzgerald of Boston, MA, and Annie Barrett and Bonnie Barrett, both of McDaniel; an aunt, Delia Denny; several cousins, including Willy Roe, Les Phillips, Madeline Lawson, Jack Thompson, John Paul Jones (Janet), and many good friends, including Sylvia Jones, Carol Lyons and Christel Losemann, and her horse, Onyx. In addition to her parents, Ms. Bridges was predeceased by her grandparents, Captain Howard and Lena Sinclair of Tilghman. A funeral will be held at Tilghman Community United Methodist Church in Tilghman, MD on Tuesday, December 1, 2009 at 11:00 A.M. Burial will be at Sherwood Cemetery in Sherwood, MD. Memorial contributions may be made to the Talbot Hospice, 586 Cynwood Drive, Easton, MD 21601.

Shirley Bridges

June 6, 1934 - November 24, 2009