Mary Lou Shaw Etheridge, 77, of 186 Hummingbird Lane, Littleton, NC, died Saturday, January 21, 2012 at Pitt Memorial Hospital in Greenville.

Mrs. Etheridge was a native of Weldon and was the daughter of the late Charles Marks and Ruth Boseman Shaw.

Mrs. Etheridge was an active member of Calvary United Methodist Church in Littleton. Her favorite thing was spending time with her family and friends.

She is survived by her husband of over 58 years, Robert J. ''Bob'' Etheridge; her daughter, Susan E. Kidd and her husband, Frank, of Wilson; son, Charlie Etheridge and his wife, Colleen, of Macon, GA; her sister, Betty Ann Bedsworth and her husband, Rev. Ellis Bedsworth, of Greenville; seven grandchildren, Cate Etheridge, 2nd Lt. Mitchell Etheridge and his wife, Mary Ellen, Amelia Etheridge, Austin Etheridge, David Tripp, Mary Beth Tripp and Tobi Nestor and her husband, Matt; a niece and a nephew.

Funeral services will be held Monday at 2:00 p.m. at Calvary United Methodist Church in Littleton with Rev. Stan Lewis and Rev. Jim Pearson officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.

There will be a meal served at 12:00 Noon in the fellowship hall for the family and friends. The family will be receiving friends during the meal and until service time.

Memorial donations may be made to Calvary United Methodist Church or Calvary Church Cemetery Association, 16 Calvary Church Rd., Littleton, NC 27850.