George J Shirey Jr.
GEORGE J SHIREY, JR., 90, passed from this life Monday, January 12, 2009 after a short illness. He had been a resident of Santa Fe, TX for 7 years, previously of Andrews, NC.
Born September 28, 1918 in Weatherford, OK to George J Shirey and Lovell Louise Hays Shirey, he was the eldest of 6 children. George graduated from El Reno High School, El Reno, OK and served in the US Army Air Corps during WWII in Puerto Rico and Guam. He had been employed as an air conditioning/refrigeration mechanic and retired in 1980 from Harrison-Orr Air Conditioning, Oklahoma City, OK. During his life, George lived in Ft. Worth, TX, Oklahoma City, OK, Falconhead Resort near Marietta, OK, Andrews, NC, nestled in the Great Smoky Mountains, and finally Santa Fe, TX. During retirement, George traveled extensively outside of the continental U.S. to Alaska, Hawaii, New Zealand, China, Canada and the Canary Islands. He was a huge fan of Oklahoma Sooner football all his life, attending regular season and bowl games. He was a member of Arcadia First Baptist Church, the Santa Fe Senior Citizens Club, a life member of Plumbers & Pipefitters Local #344, dedicating over 57 years to his trade, and a life member of the VFW Post #5400, Hitchcock, TX.
He was preceded in death by his parents and wives, Orel Dot Phillips Shirey and Frances Autry Shirey.
Survivors include his daughter, Debbie Guerrero and husband, Rudy of Santa Fe; sisters and brothers, Mildred Lorenzen, El Reno, OK; Robert Hays Shirey and wife, Mary Lu, Ardmore, OK; Margaret Moorman, Kerrville, TX; Rev. William Carrol Shirey and wife, Shirley, Estes Park, CO, and James W Shirey and wife, Judi, South Lake, TX, and many nieces and nephews.
Memorial services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, February 23, 2009 at Arcadia First Baptist Church, 14828, Hwy 6, with Dr. Rick Smith officiating. Interment will follow at Grace Memorial Park Cemetery, 10708 Hwy 6, with Rev. William Shirey presiding.
Memorial donations may be made to Arcadia First Baptist Church, P.O. Box 128, Santa Fe, TX 77517 or Santa Fe Senior Citizens Council, P.O. Box 631, Santa Fe, TX 77517.
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