Individual Details
Leota Florence Pierce
(11 Dec 1914 - 17 Dec 1990)
Duncan Banner, Tues., Dec. 18, 1990
LEOTA F. SHIRLEY, 76, Route 5, Box 540, died Monday, Dec. 17, 1990, in a Duncan hospital.
Service will be at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday in Oak Avenue Church of the Nazarene with the Rev. Chester Kneir officiating. Burial will be in Duncan Cemetery, under the direction of Carter-Smart Funeral Home.
Mrs. Shirley was born Dec. 11, 1914, in El Reno. She had been a nurse's aide at Meridian Nursing Home and was a member of Oak Avenue Church of the Nazarene.
Leota Pierce married B.J. Shirley on Aug. 24, 1934, in Comanche.
Survivors include her husband of the home; two sons, Galen Shirley of Imperial Beach, Calif., and Randy Shirley of Duncan; two sisters, Ruth Tinkle Metheny of Duncan and Dorothy Denney of Woodward; two brothers, Smokey Pierce and Grover Pierce, both of Duncan; and six grandchildren. Bearers will be men of Oak Avenue Church of the Nazarene.
LEOTA F. SHIRLEY, 76, Route 5, Box 540, died Monday, Dec. 17, 1990, in a Duncan hospital.
Service will be at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday in Oak Avenue Church of the Nazarene with the Rev. Chester Kneir officiating. Burial will be in Duncan Cemetery, under the direction of Carter-Smart Funeral Home.
Mrs. Shirley was born Dec. 11, 1914, in El Reno. She had been a nurse's aide at Meridian Nursing Home and was a member of Oak Avenue Church of the Nazarene.
Leota Pierce married B.J. Shirley on Aug. 24, 1934, in Comanche.
Survivors include her husband of the home; two sons, Galen Shirley of Imperial Beach, Calif., and Randy Shirley of Duncan; two sisters, Ruth Tinkle Metheny of Duncan and Dorothy Denney of Woodward; two brothers, Smokey Pierce and Grover Pierce, both of Duncan; and six grandchildren. Bearers will be men of Oak Avenue Church of the Nazarene.
Events
| Birth | 11 Dec 1914 | El Reno, Canadian County, Oklahoma | |||
| Census (family)-shared | 21 Jan 1920 | (Rev. Edcar Pierce and Pearl Stewart) Edmond, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma |  |  | |
| Census (family)-shared | 4 Apr 1930 | (Rev. Edcar Pierce and Pearl Stewart) Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma | | | |
| Marriage | 24 Aug 1934 | Comanche County, Oklahoma - Beverly Jackson Shirley Jr. | |||
| Death | 17 Dec 1990 | Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma | |||
| Burial | 19 Dec 1990 | Duncan Municipal Cemetery, Stephens County, Oklahoma | |
Families
| Spouse | Beverly Jackson Shirley Jr. (1915 - 1999) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Father | Rev. Edcar Pierce (1893 - 1958) |
| Mother | Pearl Stewart (1895 - 1943) |
| Sibling | Ruth Pierce (1913 - 2008) |
| Sibling | Grover Charles Pierce (1916 - 2002) |
| Sibling | Dorthy Lee Pierce (1918 - 2014) |
| Sibling | Edgar Norvin Pierce (1930 - 2000) |
Notes
Census (family)-shared
Edgar Pierce Husband M 26 years Texas - Farm laborer, working outPearl Pierce Wife F 24 years Oklahoma
Ruth Pierce Daughter F 6 years Oklahoma
Leota Pierce Daughter F 5 years Oklahoma
Grover Pierce Son M 3 years Oklahoma
Dorothy Pierce Daughter F 1 years 11 months Oklahoma
Census (family)-shared
Edcar Pierce Husband M 38 years Texas - Preacher, Nazarene ChurchPearl Pierce Wife F 35 years Oklahoma
Ruth Pierce Daughter F 16 years Oklahoma
Leota Pierce Daughter F 15 years Oklahoma
Grover Pierce Son M 13 years Oklahoma
Dorothy Pierce Daughter F 12 years Oklahoma
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