BIRDIE HARVEY

Birdie Joiner Harvey, 90, passed away on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, in the Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Memorial service will be conducted at 3:00 PM on Monday November 23, 2026, in the chapel of Lunsford Funeral Home with Dr. Ben McFather officiating.

Birdie was born on November 4, 1936, in Cuthbert, GA the daughter of the late Guy Harris Joiner and the late Emma Rhett Johnson Joiner. She received a bachelor’s degree from Barry University, worked as a comptroller, and returned to Cuthbert in her retirement. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Billy Shellhouse and her second husband, Mack Harvey; two sisters, Betty Jones and Sara Merritt; and three brothers, Buddy Joiner, Nelson Joiner and Fred Joiner.

Survivors include her son, Danny (Malena) Shellhouse of Senoia, GA; granddaughter, Lani (Rhett) Rickles of Phoenix, AZ; grandson, James (Brittany Villanueva) Shellhouse of Homestead, FL; and two great grandsons, Kainoa Rickles and Kaiden Shellhouse.

LUNSFORD FUNERAL HOME

CUTHBERT, GA 229/732-2148