The death of a Lexington woman found Tuesday inside of her home on River Park Circle has been ruled a homicide.
Following an autopsy on Wednesday, the Fayette County Coroner’s Office said Shirley Clemons, 64, died of asphyxiation.
Family members of Clemons, known in her neighborhood as “Miss Shirley”, said the woman’s body was found wrapped in a sheet or blanket.
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“This doesn’t make sense,” Clemons’ neighbor and friend, Pamela Taylor told LEX 18’s Josh Breslow, “What happened to Miss Shirley? And who did it? That’s what’s been going through my head all night.”
Friends and relatives describe Clemons as a loud, friendly, caring woman who loved God and the Bible. Neighbors said her son lived with her and she would help take care of him.
“Oh God, I just miss her. I miss her already,” Taylor said. “She will be remembered and she will be greatly and truly missed.”
Clemons’ neighbors hope to do a balloon release in her memory. A time and date for that have not been set.
No arrests have been made in the case. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Lexington Police Department at (859) 258-3600 or Bluegrass Crime Stoppers at (859) 253-2020.
