Shirley Ann Farrand

© Alva Review-Courier

04/02/12

Submitted by: Sandy Bain

Courtesy of Alva Review-Courtier

© Glenn

Funeral services for Shirley Ann Farrand will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 4, 2012, at the Marshall Funeral Home Alva Chapel in Alva with Rev. Tim Crowe officiating. Interment will be in the Waynoka Municipal Cemetery under the Marshall Funeral Home of Alva.

Shirley Ann Farrand, daughter of the late James Beverly and Audrey Helen (Peery) Case, was born April 24, 1934, at Marietta, Oklahoma, and passed away March 31, 2012, at Enid, Oklahoma, at the age of 77 years, 11 months, and 7 days.

Shirley graduated from New Lima School near Seminole and obtained her teaching degree from East Central University. On September 4, 1961, she was united in marriage to Archie Franklin Farrand at Fairview, Oklahoma. She taught school at Tulsa, Progressive, Newkirk, and Blackwell before completing her teaching career in Liberal, Kansas. She retired in 1998 after 42 years of teaching. In 2002 she and Archie moved to Longdale.

She was a member of the First Baptist Church, KNEA, and Kappa Gamma. She enjoyed fishing and camping and was an avid OU football fan.

Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by one brother, Jim Case.

Shirley is survived by her husband, Archie, of Longdale; five sons, Tim Crowe and wife, Marge, of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, David Ray Farrand and wife, Peggy, of Inola, Oklahoma, Artie B. Farrand of Garden City, Kansas, Ray Farrand and wife, Connie, of Fairview, and Ricky Farrand and wife, Susan, of Longdale; one brother, David Case and wife, Saundra, of Round Rock, Texas; one sister, Carolyn Campbell and husband, Earl, of Madill, Oklahoma; one sister-in-law, Lorraine Case, of Alva; eleven grandchildren; twelve great grandchildren; other relatives and friends.

Memorial contributions may be made through the funeral home to the Muscular Dystrophy Association or the Shriner's Hospital. Remembrances may be shared with the family at www.marshallfuneralhomes.com