Shirley Ann Chapman

A funeral service to celebrate the life of Shirley Ann Chapman, 79, will be held on Thursday, July 16, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, 2201 Airline Dr., Bossier City, Louisiana. Burial will follow at Pleasant Grove Cemetery in Ringgold, Louisiana. A visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. until the time of the service. Officiating the service will be Pastor Dan Gillman.

Shirley was born on November 16, 1946, to Louis Ogran and Margie Marie Williams in Magnolia, Arkansas, and passed away on Monday, July 13, 2026, in Bossier City, Louisiana.

Shirley graduated from Smackover High School in 1964 and later retired from Millennium Medical. She married Daniel E. Chapman on June 1, 1985, and together they built a life filled with love and shared adventures. Shirley loved to sew, crochet, and create beautiful crafts, and she learned to play the piano as a child, beginning her time playing in church at Snow Hill Baptist at the age of 12.

She thoroughly loved traveling with her husband, Dan, all over the country on bowling tournament trips, making memories everywhere they went. Above all, Shirley dearly loved her children, grandchildren, and great‑grandchildren, who brought her endless pride, joy, and purpose. She will be dearly missed.

Shirley was preceded in death by her parents, L.O. Sr. and Marie Williams; sister, Peggy Williams, and brother, L.O. Jr. Left to cherish her memory are her beloved husband of 41 years, Daniel E. Chapman; son, Hank Ewing (Tammy) of St. Francisville, LA; daughter, Marie Johnson (Kenny) of Bossier City, LA; bonus-daughters, Ann Batson (Doug) of Bossier City, LA, Jennifer Yater (Jeff) of Indianapolis, IN, and Mary Chapman of Holly Springs, MS; sister-in-law, Cookie Jorstad of Shreveport, LA, and Marilyn Boudreau of Grandbury, TX; 16 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and many nieces, nephews, extended family and dear friends.

Honoring Shirley as pallbearers will be Benjamin Crawford, Jack Crawford, Doug Batson, Kenneth Mark Johnson, Kenneth David Johnson, and Hank Ewing.

The family suggests memorials may be made to The Bridge Alzheimer's and Dementia Resource Center at www.alzbridge.org.