Mrs. Shelia Shaw, 64, died on September 21, 2021 at Baptist Health Hardin in Elizabethtown.

Mrs. Shaw was a native of Gaston County, NC and the daughter of the late Elijah and Irene Surratt. She was retired from the Telecommunications industry.

She was preceded in death by her parents; a sister: Carol Surratt and brother-in-law, James Nixon.

Shelia is survived by her former husband, John Shaw, Jr.; her children: Randall Shaw of Arden, NC, Steven Shaw of Gastonia, NC, and Tasha Shaw of Gastonia, NC and grandchildren: Ivy Shaw, Aydan Shaw, Noah Shaw, Camden Henderson, and Zoey Armstrong who all were the light of her life. She is also survived by a close-knit group of siblings, Sisters: Linda Nixon of Denver, NC, Lorene Nixon (Robert) of Lincolnton, NC, Judy Johnson (Tom) of Dallas, TX, Denise Taylor (Dayle) of Lincolnton, NC; Brothers: Allen Surratt (Charlotte) of Vine Grove, KY, Tommie Lee Surratt (Renate) of Radcliff, KY, Clifford Surratt (Martha) of Greensboro, NC, and Elijah Surratt Jr. (Shenez) of Fayetteville, NC, and a host of nieces and nephews, other relatives and friends.

Services will take place in North Carolina.

Percell & Sons Funeral Home is in charge of local arrangements. Gregory Funeral Service is in charge of out of town arrangements. They are located at 601 N. York Street, Gastonia, NC.