Myrtle Mae Shifflett

Myrtle Mae Shifflett of Lutherville died Thursday, April 12 at the University of Maryland Medical Center. She was 88. Born in Jarrettsville, MD she was the daughter of the late William F. and Lula (Poe) Swift, Sr. she was married to her late husband Omer Lewis Shifflett, Sr. for 53 years. Mrs. Shifflett Graduated from Jarrettsville School, she moved to Baltimore and was employed as a nurse's aide at Union Memorial Hospital, she then became employed at Glenn L. Martin as a defense worker. She was a fulltime homemaker and mother, who loved gardening, Oriole baseball, walking her beagles, sewing and ceramics. She his survived by her son, Omer Lewis Shifflett, Jr. of Havre de Grace; daughter, Linda Mae Shifflett and her husband Kenneth L. Baker of Havre de Grace; sister, Irene Louise Bucklin and her husband Glenn of Jarrettsville; brother, Paul Swift and his wife June of Florida; she is also survived by two special children that touched her heart, Kendall P. Donna and John "Jack" Donna, and several nieces and nephews and great nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband she was predeceased by William F. Swift, Jr. and his surviving spouse. A visitation will be held on Sunday, April 15 from 2-4 and 6-8pm at the Tarring-Cargo Funeral Home where funeral services conducted by Pastor Corey Sharpe will be held on Monday, April 16 at 10:00am. Interment will be in Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens. Contributions in her memory may be made to either Hopewell United Methodist 3600 Level Village Rd., Havre de Grace, MD 21078 or to the American Breast Cancer Foundation, 1220 B East Joppa Rd. Suite 332, Baltimore, MD 21286. Funeral Home: Tarring-Cargo Funeral Home 333 South Parke Street Aberdeen, MD US 21001