Family members said Shirley Mae Beard, owner of Shirley Mae’s Café, passed away on Saturday at the age of 84. Beard served up her brand of southern cuisine on Clay Street for more than 35 years.

[Shirley Mae was] just a great person and she'll be missed." Described as a "mother to all," a force of nature, Beard was so much more to the community she served, and left an irreplaceable mark.

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Funeral plans for Shirley Mae Beard, owner of the beloved soul food restaurant Shirley's Mae Café in Louisville's Smoketown neighborhood who died Saturday, have been announced. According to a Facebook ...