Cindy Anthony's Mother Passes
Sunday, September 23, 2012 at 10:48PM From the Orlando Sentinel:
Shirley Marie Plesea
PLESEA, SHIRLEY MARIE, 85 of Mt. Dora, passed away Thursday September 6, 2012, after enduring metastatic breast cancer. Born Shirley Marie Giddings, a native of Warren, OH, she and her surviving husband of 66 years, Alexander retired to Florida in 1989. She leaves behind three sons, Daniel of Fort Meyers, Gary of Port St. Lucie, Rick of Murfreesboro, TN; a daughter Cynthia Anthony of Orlando; five grandchildren; and her sister Mary Lou Lillicotch of VA. She is preceded by her mother Velma Lucille Giddings; her brother Robert Giddings; her sister Anne Markle; and her great granddaughter Caylee Marie. Shirley was a devoted wife, loving mother and grandmother, a cherished sister and friend. She will be sadly missed. In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting a donation be made in her memory to Susan G. Koman for the Cure. Donations can be made online or mailed to:
To everyone who followed the Casey Anthony case, we all had a soft spot in our hearts for Shirley. At this time, I would like to extend my condolences to her entire family. Take comfort in knowing that she is holding on to Caylee Marie.
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Reader Comments (15)
Prolly died from grief.
To the PLESEA, family...sorry to hear of your dear mother and grandmom passing..she and Caylee are now together in heaven..RIP Shirley
Bless her heart. My heart goes out to her family. You can bet little Caylee ran to her first thing.
Shirley Plesea had it right from the starting gate, "...Casey hated Cindy more than she loved Cayle...."
A very honest person who had more common sense than the whole rest of the bunch combined.
Fly with the angels and enjoy your little Cayle, she knows you were always in her corner.
My condolences to her family. The stress she was under in her later years probably did her no good with that cancer metastacizing. Her journey in her new life has now begun where God has wiped away all of her tears.
My condolences to the family.
What heartbreaking news...I know the family will miss her...God bless them all and comfort them in their grief...
One of the worst things in life to bear is the death of a child or grandchild. At least Shirley is at peace now.
Thanks so for posting this, Dave!
ANd you are so right - of the entire ANthony clan, Shrley and Uncle Rick were the two shining stars in an otherwise bizarre family dynamic.
And I agree with "In the Garden" TOTALLY!! As far as I'm concerned, Shirley hit the nail on the head and gave everyone the motivation for Casey killing Caylee. She hated Cindy more than she loved Caylee...The fight on Father's Day that no one could ever prove (because Cindy and Lee lied) was the catalyst to the whole tragedy.
Between the stress of the trial and media ...and the pressure of being the care-giver for her husband with Alzheimer;s ...and then add fighting breast cancer, that is truly an unbelievable load.
I have no doubt that Shirley is with Caylee ... God bless them both!
Dave~~I signed the guest book and added a picture of Caylee. My heart goes out to all the Plesea family at this time.
To Cindy, take lots of time to mourn your mom. I only got to know her for a short period and she was a wonderful caring lady. She was a rock. Your dad will surely miss her visits. Look back on all the good times you shared with your mom and cherish those memories. Your mom is at peace now and is holding Caylee in her loving arms. May God give you all the strength to get through this sad time.
Mark Lippman, George and Cindy's attorney, told WESH that he's "not sure" of funeral arrangements.
Thank you for this post. May this lady rest in peace, free of anguish and physical pain I can only imagine.
FYI~~ Nancy Grace is asking for everyone's prayers. John David, her twin son is seriously ill. I do not have any more details at this time.
Jean Casarez is filling in for Nancy and announced the above.
I certainly hope the Susan G. Koman foundation gets as much money donated as GZ did for his defense. This honest, down-to-earth lady really deserves to be remembered in that way.
Bless her- the only one who really never failed Caylee, the only two truly innocent ones of the bunch.