Shirley Mae Nelms Robertson, age 70, of Body Camp community, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Sunday, April 13, 2014 at Lynchburg General Hospital. She was born July 1, 1943 to the late Deacon Paul and Lottie Robertson Nelms. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Ola Robertson; three sisters, Ruby Nelms, Ruth Wells, and Lois Turner; two brothers, Lewis Nelms and Paul Nelms. Shirley accepted Christ at the age of twelve and was baptized and joined the New Zion Baptist Church. She attended New Zion faithfully until her death. She was ordained as a Deaconess on April 6, 1996. She also served as the Church Clerk and Sunday school teacher. Her employment career was with the following companies: Johnson Carper Furniture, Moneta Dress Factory, Bunker Hill Foods, Hooker Furniture, and finally Golden West Foods, where she retired in 2005. Shirley was a kind and loving person and will be missed by all of her family and dear friends. Those left to cherish her memories are her loving son, Allen (Linda) Robertson; two granddaughters, LaWanda and LaKeisha Craghead; three grandsons, Allen Craghead, Brandon and Devon Robertson; eight great grandchildren; one brother, Raymond Nelms (Inez), two sisters, Willie B. Ray and Rosie (Rufus) Brown; sisters-in-law, Ellen Nelms, Betty Tanner, and Debra Turner; one uncle, George (Betty) Saunders; four aunts, and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends. Shirley had four special friends that will miss her; Evelyn Fowler, Vera Glover, Linda Sue Nelms, Darlene Yarbrough, and a devoted friend, Marion Craghead.