Shirley Jane (White) Tomlinson, of San Antonio, Texas, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Thursday, August 27, 2026, at Serenity Senior Living in Pflugerville, Texas.

She was born on March 2, 1936, in Holland Township, Michigan, but spent a lot of her childhood in Ohio. She was the only child of her loving parents, Roy and Hannah (Geer) White.

Her parents encouraged her love of dance and music. She was in many dance revues and dance teams throughout her childhood. She owned a dance studio as an adult.

She married Richard Winston Tomlinson, on April 7, 1956, in Michigan, where they raised their family until moving to Texas in 1980. Rich was her devoted husband of sixty five years until his passing in 2021.

Shirley is survived by her sons Mark (married to Regina) Tomlinson and Brett (married to Debbie) Tomlinson and their families. She has nine grandchildren; Lori (Jamie), Talia (Caden), Sloan, Trevor (Julia), Logan (Amy), Joshua, Jacob, Alyssa (Cristina) and Seth (Lindsey). She also has eight great grandchildren; Jameson, Beckhym, Huxson, Juliette, Aria, Elodie, Leela and Sasha.

She is preceded in death by her husband; Richard Tomlinson, grandson; Sloan Tomlinson, parents; Roy and Hanna White, and grandparents; Hayes and Jenna White and William and Katherine Geer.

Her Celebration of Life ceremony will be Friday, September 11, 2026 at 11:00 am at Sunset Memorial Oaks Chapel in New Braunfels. She will be laid to rest afterwards next to her husband, Richard, at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio, Texas at 2:30 pm.