Shirley Jean Brady

March 17, 1939 - November 8, 2019

ROUND TOP, NY - Shirley Jean (Jacobs) Brady, 80, of Brady Road, Round Top, Greene County passed away November 8, 2019 following a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. She was a resident of Round Top since 1985 having formerly lived in Greenport and Snyderville, Columbia County. Shirley was born on a Saint Patrick's Day in 1939 in Waycross, GA, the daughter of Noah Curtis Jacobs and Phamie (Ford) Jacobs from Macon, GA who predecease her as well as her sisters Faye Berard and Ann Oksa, and brother Robert Jacobs. Her family history includes a 5x great-grandfather, Zacariah Jacobs, who fought in the Revolutionary War with the North Carolina militia. She worked at Universal Match Factory in Greenport until their closing and following which she made jewelry at Lunch at the Ritz in Germantown, and enjoyed employment in the craft department of a local department store. Shirley was a well versed artist and enjoyed a lifetime of artist pursuits; she was also an avid gardener and crafter. In her later years Shirley enjoyed the world of steampunk and cosplay and was always an avid fan of Pink Floyd among many other genres of music. She hosted an annual family & friends Memorial Day Weekend campout for over 38 years in Round Top. Shirley is survived by her loving husband Mark Brady of Round Top; her children Jaymar (Chris) O'Connor of East Hampton, CT; Stella Hamm of Philmont; Elaine Cornacchia of Athens; Rocco (Terri) Cornacchia of Cairo; Leonard (Darlene) Cornacchia of Livingston; Tina Cornacchia of Copake and Jeremiah Levi Schermerhorn of Rancho Cucamongo, CA. She is also survived by her brother Walter Jacobs of Jacksonville, FL, her many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins and a multitude of friends. In keeping with her fashion, Shirley asked that no services be held to mark her passing but rather that a celebration of her life take place at a later date this summer with her family and friends.