The new Shirley Mae's Way street sign was unveiled in honor of Shirley Mae Beard, who died in January.

Shirley Mae Beard became known for her soul food she served up out of Louisville's Smoketown neighborhood. Mae died in January at age 84. Community leaders unveiled an honorary street sign at the ...

Shirley Mae Beard, owner and face of Shirley Mae's Cafe on South Clay Street, died Saturday morning at the age of 84, according to her family.

Shirley Mae Beard, the namesake of the beloved soul food restaurant in Louisville's Smoketown neighborhood, died Saturday, her family announced. She was 84. Beard ran Shirley's Mae Café, a ...

The family of Shirley Mae Beard says the owner of Shirley Mae's Cafe in Smoketown neighborhood has died at the age of 84.

Celebration of life details for Shirley Mae Beard have been released, including a service at Kentucky Derby Museum.

In a post on Facebook, Shirley Mae’s Café announced the death Shirley Mae Beard, the owner and namesake of the historic restaurant in the Smoketown neighborhood.

The Tennessee native, born Shirley Ann Beard, cemented her roots in the Derby City at the corner of Clay and Lampton streets in the 1980s with two prominent businesses.

Proud Smoketown neighbor, business owner, and Black history activist, Shirley Mae Beard's visitation was held Friday after she passed away on Jan. 11 at 84 years old ...

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Shirley Mae Beard died at the age of 85 in January, but her memory will not soon be forgotten. For decades, Shirley Mae owned and operated Shirley Mae’s Cafe out of a ...

Shirley Mae Beard, who founded the iconic Shirley Mae's Café in Smoketown, died in January. She was 84.