Shirley Moyler Canaday, one of Jehovah’s precious children was called to eternal rest on Sunday morning, December 18, 2022, at home in the presence of her loved ones. Her life began on June 20, 1945, the daughter of the late Sallie Holmes and Theodore Moyler Jr.
Shirley was a graduate of James Weldon Johnson High School “Class of 1963”. She retired as a teachers aide at Bruton Heights School Elementary School in 1989. She was an extraordinary teachers aide who touched the hearts of all her students. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend. She will be missed by all who knew and loved her.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Robert “Bobby” James Canaday; only son, Master Robert James Canaday Jr.; and sisters, Linda Fulcher and Cynthia Howard.
Left to cherish her precious memories, her daughters, Rhonda Roby and Roeschel Canaday; special niece, Paula Fulcher; first cousin, Sandra Lee; grandchildren, Rhaney Canaday, Kiata Roby Jr., Ra’Quan Cotman, Tommy Cotman Jr., TreShawn Cotman, Robert Roby, Kionta Roby, Kaprissa Kelly; great-grandchildren, A’Dones Cotman, Kiamana Roby, Kaiyani Garrett, and Koimieli Baker; brothers, Theodore Moyler III and Curtis Moyler; and a host of nieces and nephews loving relatives and caring friends.
A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, December 27, 2022, at Whiting’s Funeral Home. Interment to follow in Cedar Grove cemetery Mrs. Canady may be viewed on Tuesday beginning at 10:00 a.m. until the time of her service in the funeral home.
Professional services entrusted to the staff of Whiting’s Funeral Home, 7005 Pocahontas Trail, Williamsburg, Virginia 23185. 757-229-3011 whitingsfuneralhome.com
