Shelley Kay Shirley Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Shelley Kay Shirley, daughter of Hazel Brooks and Gaylord Madison, was born November 01, 1951 in Emporia, Kansas. She passed away from this life on March 09, 2019, at the Share Convalescent Home in Alva, Oklahoma with family by her side, at the age of 67 years, 4 months and 8 days. Shelley was renowned for her cooking and baking skills. Everyone always knew they would have plenty of delicious homemade food during the holidays and nobody could forget her famous chicken and noodles. She liked to read, enjoyed knitting and working on crossword puzzles. She especially loved visiting with family and friends and trying her luck on the slot machines and playing bingo. When the weather was nice, you could find her camping, fishing, and tending her garden. Shelley met her husband Curtis Lynn Shirley in Osage City, Kansas area and they were united in marriage on October 06, 1983 in Lyndon, Kansas. After uniting, they continued to raise their blended family as one. They continued to live in the Osage City area several years before moving to Burlington, Oklahoma in the summer 1984. Through the following years, they made Cherokee, Oklahoma their home, before spending their remaining years in Alva. She was preceded in death by both of her parents, Hazel and Gaylord, a daughter Christina, and most recently her beloved husband Curtis. She is survived by her four sons, Pete Ortiz of Helena, John Ortiz of Alva, Curtis Lynn Shirley Jr. of Illinois ,and Corwyn Madison Shirley of Alva, one daughter, Patricia Enos of Oologuh, two sisters, Connie Hofmeister of Divide, Colorado, and Kimberlee Anderson of Westminster, California; eight grandchildren, Jessica Ortiz, Brooke Willyard, Joseph Ortiz, Mason Enos, Isabella Enos, Serenetie Shirley, Ricky Shirley, and Janice Shirley; one great grandson Heston Willyard; several nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Shelley Kay Shirley

November 1, 1951 - March 9, 2019