Portrait of Shirley Mae Phelps
Shirley Mae Phelps

Shirley Mae Phelps

February 25, 1939 – September 18, 2024
Lived 85 years
Graceland Memorial Park Cemetery · Owasso, OK
Life story

Shirley Mae Phelps was born to Delmas and Dora Coble on February 25th 1939.

She was the second of 4 children. Sidney, Shirley, James, and Judy.

Sidney and James passed several years prior and her sister Judy was killed in a car crash when Judy was 17. Drunk Driver.

She is survived by 5 Children Ricky, Bruce, Kevin Sheri and Terri. She has slew of grandchildren, great grandchildren and great great grandchildren.

She was a great cook. She had to be to feed 5 kids. She made the best fried chicken. Anyone who tasted her chicken would say it was the best they ever had. Her kids agree.

She spent many years as a rural mail carrier. She destroyed many vehicles over the years making sure the mail was delivered rain or shine. LOL

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1939
Born February 25
1945
Shirley was 6 when World War II ended
1956
Married
1958
Shirley was 19 when the Hula Hoop craze swept the country
1964
Shirley was 25 when the Beatles appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show
1971
Shirley was 32 when Walt Disney World opened in Florida
1989
Shirley was 50 when "The Simpsons" debuted as a series
1995
Shirley was 56 when "Toy Story" became the first fully computer-animated film
2005
Shirley was 66 when the first video was posted to YouTube
2015
Shirley was 76 when "Hamilton" opened on Broadway
2022
Shirley was 83 when Queen Elizabeth II died after 70 years on the throne
2024
Passed away September 18, age 85
Also resting here

The Phelps name at Graceland Memorial Park Cemetery

Gerald Leslie Phelps1938 – 2008
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