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Shirley Mae McNally
1935-2025
On Friday, March 7,
2025, Shirley Mae McNally died peacefully at Valley Regional Hospital
surrounded by her family. She is survived by her children Heather
McNally (Trevor), Wanda Campbell (Ian), and John McNally (Catherine);
grandchildren: Piper (Christian), Tilly, Esme, Rachel, Nathan (Grace),
and Samuel; and four great grandchildren. She was predeceased by her
husband Hugh McNally, her brothers David (Ruth) and Peter (Carolyn),
and her sister Judie Preston
(Tom).
Shirley was born on
February 22,1935 in Dundas, Ontario to Mildred Louise Hawthorne. She
was adopted as an infant by Harry and Mabel Frid who moved to Barrie,
Ontario when she was six. The first in her family to attend
university, she graduated in 1957 with a Bachelor of Arts in History
from the University of Toronto. Here she met Hugh McNally from Prince
William, New Brunswick and they were married in
1958.
Shirley and Hugh were
commissioned as missionaries with the Canadian Baptist Overseas
Mission Board in 1960. They became fluent in Telegu and served
together in Andhra Pradesh, South India for fourteen years. From 1974
to 2000, Shirley supported Hugh as he served as the Senior Pastor of
Riverview Baptist in New Brunswick, Grace Memorial Baptist in
Fredericton, and Bridgewater Baptist in Nova Scotia. Shirley taught
Sunday School, offered hospitality, spoke in numerous settings, and
contributed in various ways behind the scenes, until she and Hugh
retired to the Annapolis Valley. For many years, she was a leader
within local Baptist Women’s Missionary Societies, and wrote
120 columns for Tidings, the magazine of Atlantic Baptist Women. She
was also an inspiration to other breast cancer
survivors.
The family extends
heartfelt thanks to everyone who supported Shirley while she lived at
Evergreen Nursing Home and to the medical staff at Valley Regional
Hospital in Kentville, Nova Scotia. In lieu of flowers, donations may
be made to the Rev. Dr. Hugh and Shirley McNally Bursary to support
women studying at Acadia Divinity College for vocational pastoral
ministry or global mission (please indicate this bursary: acadiadiv.ca/give/where-to-give/all-funds/)
or Canadian Baptist Ministries (www.cbmin.org/donate-2/).
A funeral service followed by a reception will be held at 11:00 a.m.
on Saturday, March 15, 2025 at Wolfville Baptist Church with
livestream available. The funeral will be preceded by a visitation at
10 a.m. at the church. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the
White Family Funeral Home and Cremation Services.
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19352025
Death notice for the town of: Kentville, Province: Nova Scotia
death notice Shirley Mae McNally 19352025
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