Shirley Joann Wright, 74, of Tonkawa, Oklahoma passed away November 25, 2008 in Willow Haven Nursing Home, Tonkawa, OK.  Shirley was born November 4, 1934 in Shidler, Oklahoma to William Parley and Margaret E. Francis (Brisbin) Scott.

Funeral services will be at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, November 29, 2008 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Blackwell Oklahoma with Bro. Terry Ricketts officiating. Interment will follow in the Kaw City Cemetery, Kaw City, Oklahoma.   Arrangements are under the direction of Tonkawa Funeral Home, Tonkawa, Oklahoma.

Shirley graduated from North High School in Wichita, Kansas and moved to Tonkawa in 1973 from New Mexico.  She married William A. Wright III January 16, 1954 in Wichita, Kansas and he preceded her in death April 25, 1991.

Shirley was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Blackwell, OK, she had been a Girl Scout and Cub Scout Leader.

She enjoyed most sports, was an avid OU fan, enjoyed reading and loved to cook.  If you liked to eat you came to the right house; she enjoyed being a wife and mother more than anything, babysitting and feeding grandchildren. 

She is survived by her son, Robert W. Wright of Tonkawa, Oklahoma, her stepson Bill Wright and his wife, Bonnie of Cedar Creek, Texas; her daughters, Margaret Parrish and her husband, Paul, Suzanne Mayo all of Tonkawa, Oklahoma; her brother, Herbert Scott and his wife, Irene of Derby, Kansas; her sister, Sandra Copeland of Pawnee, Oklahoma; seven grandchildren, Lauren Donahue, Brandi Mayo, Kyle Mayo, Katie Wright, Haley Parrish, Bill Wright V, and Montana Wright; numerous nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband, her parents, five brothers, one sister and two grandsons, Michael Wright and Jared Hughes.

Memorial may be made to American Diabetes Association in care of Tonkawa Funeral Home, 400 E Grand Ave, Tonkawa, OK 74653.

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