Shirley Marie

Woolley

Shirley Marie Woolley, 75, of Blanchard, Oklahoma, passed Friday, February 17, 2017 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The daughter of Lillie Carmen (Martin) and Henry Edwin Nakvinda, she was born April 22, 1941 in Oklahoma City.  She was raised by her grandparents, Charles and Violet Martin, and grew up a country girl in Cashion, Oklahoma.

Shirley married Verlin Ralph Woolley on February 8, 1969, in Alva, Oklahoma. She loved kids and the service of others, and enjoyed her school teaching career for many years before retiring to raise her own daughters.  Shirley was a devoted Christian and was a member of the Blanchard First United Methodist Church.  She was very active in the United Methodist Women and was an active supporter of the Upward youth sports program.  She also supported Joyce Meyer Ministries and read many of her books.  Shirley was a true philanthropist and was happiest when she was serving others.  In the rare moments she reserved to herself, she enjoyed God's creation: beautiful Oklahoma sunsets, and feeding and watching the birds and squirrels in her yard.

She was preceded in death by her parents and grandparents; one sister, Betty Pyle; and one brother, Ed Nakvinda.

Shirley is survived by her husband of 48 years, Verlin Woolley of Blanchard; two daughters, Michelle Stephens and her husband, Raymond, of Norman, and Kimberly Silva and her husband, Michael, of Carlsbad, California; two granddaughters, Venita Godeaux of Norman, and Liliana Marie Silva of Carlsbad, California; one sister, Kay Haddock and her husband, Joe, of Cabot, Arkansas; two brothers, Charles Nakvinda and his wife, Judy, of Cashion, and Ronnie Nakvinda and his wife, Sheila, of Cashion; a brother-in-law, Veldon Woolley of Waynoka and his daughter, Rhonda Bridwell of Grapevine, Texas; numerous other nieces and nephews; and many other loved ones and friends, including the Stallings family who she adopted as her own, and they her. She will be sorely missed by all.

Funeral service was held at 3:00 p.m., Wednesday, February 22, 2017, at the Blanchard First United Methodist Church. Burial will be held at 12:00 p.m., Thursday, February 23, 2017, at the Waynoka Cemetery in Waynoka, Oklahoma.

The family requests that memorial donations be made in Shirley's name to the Blanchard First United Methodist Church to benefit the Christian Life Center. Arrangements are under the direction of Eisenhour Funeral Home of Blanchard.  Online obituary and guest book are available at www.eisenhourfh.com.