Connie M. Shirley, 81, Springfield, Mo, departed this life on December 6, 2011, in Springfield. Connie was born May 31, 1930, in Omaha, Ne. Graveside Services will be at 2:00 P.M. Friday, December 9, 2011, at Missouri Veterans Cemetery, Springfield. Services have been entrusted to Greenlawn Funeral Home South, Springfield.