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Submitted by: Ann Weber

Shelley Leigh (Dunn) Bird

May 17, 1955 ~ June 26, 2018

Shelley Leigh Bird, 63, of Bartlesville, OK, a Conoco Phillips retiree, passed away Tuesday. 

Shelley was the daughter of an Air Force Test pilot with no sons, which well shaped her approach to life. A Geologist, Landman, and IT consultant, her career spanned 40 years at companies such as Southland Royalty, Burlington Resources, and Oracle. Though she worked and lived in many states, she was a CU Buffalo and claimed Denver, CO as home. In the late 90s her work brought her to Ponca City, OK where she discovered her beloved Southland Royalty originated with the founders of Marland Oil Company. This discovery led her to further investigate the history of the company, which she documented in a book she authored: Southland Royalty Company: The Long Journey Back to Oklahoma. 

Shelley is survived by her husband Dale Kurt Johnson, daughters Melanie Knaus, Berkley Luk, and Bethany Johnson, her grandchildren Nola and Daniel Knaus, her father Melvin Dunn, and her sisters Teresa Williams and Denise Daniel. Shelley was preceded in death by her mother Hilda Anne Falkenberry. 

Private celebrations will be held over the course of the next year. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made in Shelley's honor to Nazih Zuhdi Transplant Institute in Oklahoma City: integrisgiving.org

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