Shirley Ann Watkins Obituary (1935

Shirley Ann Watkins was born on August 13, 1935 in Pettit, Oklahoma to Dick and Josephine Burgess. She passed from this life on March 4, 2023 in Springfield, Missouri. Shirley was preceded in death her parents and her husband, Cecil Watkins, daughter, Carolyn Graham and son, Randy Watkins. She is survived by 3 children; sons, Terry Wayne Wright and wife, Danett of Republic, Missouri and Michael Joe Wright and wife, Robin of Glenpool, Oklahoma; daughter, Sherry Lynn Martin and husband, Jimmy of Marlow, Oklahoma; 11 grandchildren, 25 great grandchildren and 3 great, great grandchildren. Shirley grew up and attended school in Tulsa, Oklahoma and was a graduate of Webster High School. On February 15, 1963 she married Cecil Leonard Watkins and they were together for 59 years before his passing in 2022. Shirley loved to shop, travel and also enjoyed cooking. She will be missed by her family and friends.