Shirley Chapman Furman Baum, 89, of Palmyra, passed away on Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021, at the Hershey Medical Center.
Born in Tremont, PA on Feb. 29, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Edward B. and Grace A. (Schaeffer) Chapman.
She graduated from Tremont High School in 1949. Shirley worked for Thrift Drug Store in Palmyra and Lebanon Valley National Bank, now called Fulton Bank. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Palmyra and a 2015 member of the United States Navy Memorial.
Surviving is a son, Craig A. Furman, and wife, Lydia Cornelius, of Owings Mills, MD; a daughter, Lori Furman Keener, wife of Brent, of Hummelstown; a stepdaughter, Donna Jones, wife of Donald, of Hilton Head, SC; five grandchildren; and numerous great grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by her first husband, Glenn Furman, her late husband, Carl R. Baum, a stepdaughter, Barbara DeMeo, wife of John DeMeo, of Phoenix, MD, a sister, Michelle Bonawitz Wetzel, wife of the late Richard Wetzel, and a granddaughter, Tanya Shirey Fox.
Funeral Services will be held at the convenience of the family.
In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to the Good Samaritan Fund of Londonderry Village, 1200 Grubb Rd., Palmyra, PA 17078, or the Four Diamonds Fund by visiting https://www.fourdiamonds.org/ in her memory. Kreamer Funeral and Crematory, Annville is overseeing arrangements.
