Shirley Ann (Barnhart) Yancer was born on November 6, 1929 in Adrian, Michigan as the daughter of Christine Bell (Adams) and Leo Barnhart, Sr.

She married Lynn Edward Yancer.

Shirley died on June 13, 2014 at the age of 84 and is buried at the Lenawee Hills Memorial Park in Adrian, Michigan.

Lynn who was born on September 23, 1926 in Rockford, Kent County, Michigan, died on August 18, 1978 at the age of 51 and is also buried at the Lenawee Hills Memorial Park in Adrian, Michigan.