Shirley A. Fountain Obituary (1941

Mother Shirley A. Fountain, 70, passed away Sunday, March 4, 2012. She was first born to the late Thomas J. and Annie (Hailey) Morgan on August 12, 1941 in Bridgeport, CT. Shirley was educated in Bridgeport and graduated from Bullard Havens Regional/Bridgeport Hospital School of Nursing as a Licensed Practical Nurse. She was employed by Bridgeport Hospital, Park City Hospital and was a charge nurse at Stratford Convalescent Home. She also worked as a private duty nurse. Mother Shirley Fountain was married to the Late Honorable Bishop Franklin David Fountain. She is survived by seven children, Bishop Franklin L. Fountain (Larissa), Pastor Marcia Fountain-Rockhead (Leroy), Tonya L. Lewis (Victor), James D. Fountain (Rema), Pastor Christopher D. Fountain, Elizabeth A. Green (Alfred), and Joseph P. Fountain (Nesha); twenty-four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren and two sisters, Thomasina Morgan and Janet Morgan. Services will be held on Saturday, March 10, 2012 at the Mount Aery Baptist Church, 73 Frank Street, Bridgeport, CT 06604. The viewing will begin at 9:00 A.M. until time of service at 11:00 A.M. Interment at Mountain Grove Cemetery.