Shirley Yvonne Stringfellow's Obituary
Shirley Stringfellow Obituary
Services to honor and celebrate the life of Shirley Stringfellow will be 2:00 p.m., Thursday, April 20, 2023 in the RiverCrest Chapel and Event Center. Interment will follow in the Morris Cemetery. Family will receive friends on Wednesday, April 19, 2023 from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. also at RiverCrest. Shirley passed from this life on Tuesday, April 11, 2023, in Jenks. She was 86.
Born November 21, 1936, in Wetumka, Oklahoma, Shirley was the daughter of George and Sarah (Edmonds) Cook. Raised in her birth community, Shirley attended Wetumka Schools where she met a classmate, and the love of her life, Kenneth Stringfellow. The two married at a young age, but it was certainly a long-lasting relationship. In fact, they reached a milestone of 65 years, together, before Kenneth's passing in 2018.
The young Stringfellow couple would make their home in Tulsa, later purchasing an acreage in the Liberty Mounds area. As time passed, and as their family grew to include grandchildren, many weekends were spent at 'the farm' as an extended family. Other family gatherings were enjoyed at their place on Grand Lake!
Described as outgoing, intelligent, and kind, Shirley never met a stranger! She was somehow able to make new friends everywhere she went. In fact, there are a lot of people who thought that she was their very best friend.
Friends and family - that was how Shirley enjoyed spending her time. She also loved traveling with them. As a result, Shirley and Kenneth were able to reach all 48 contiguous States in their motorhome. They also flew with their daughter, Victoria, to Alaska and even made a trip to Hawaii. The family also made a lot of memories camping through the years. Shirley was one who absolutely loved her Savior and church family too and played an active role in the churches she attended.
Shirley passed from this life on Tuesday, April 11, 2023, in Jenks. She was 86.
She is survived by: her children: daughter, Sheri Starlene Taylor and husband, Terry Preston Taylor of Edmond; son, Kenneth Keith Stringfellow of Grand Lake; daughter, Victoria Yvonne Dallas and husband, George Dallas of Houston, TX; son, Kevin Ray Stringfellow of Tulsa; six grandchildren: Kenneth Joseph Stringfellow, Justin Carl Stringfellow, Jacob Ray Stringfellow, Shane Stringfellow, Nicholas Scott Dodson and Lance Benjamin Dodson; five great-grandchildren: Nikolai Thomas Fleig, Kenneth Lee Stringfellow, Cash James Stringfellow, Hayden Preston Dodson and Luke Aaron Dodson; two sisters-in-law: Mary Alice Wright of Tulsa and Joyce Long of Okemah.
She was preceded in death by: her parents; her husband, Kenneth Ray Stringfellow; and by her siblings: Holly, Alice, Stewart, George, Carl, Denny, Maple, and Darrell.
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