Shirley Gaskins Berbuesse, age 91, of Carrollton, Texas and former lifetime resident of New Orleans, passed away Tuesday, May 22, 2007. Shirley was born on December 20, 1915 in New Orleans to Merlin and Margurite Flathers Gaskins. She married William H. Berbuesse in 1939, he predeced her in death in 1978. She retired from the Louisiana National Guard after 40 years. She is survived by two sisters, Myrtle Louise Gaskins and Margurite Gaskins Marcotte both of Lewisville; nephew, Leo S. Marcotte and wife Amy of Double Oak, TX, and their daughter Michelle Lee Marcotte of Nacogdoches, TX. She was also preceded in death by one brother, Merlin Gaskins Jr. Services will be held 10:00 A.M., Friday, May 25, 2007 at Hope Mausoleum in New Orleans.