Shirley A Richardson

January 15, 1935 - December 24, 2021

Shirley A Richardson, age 86, was born January 15, 1935, in Pryor Creek, OK and went home to be with our Lord on December 24, 2021. Shirley graduated from Pryor High School in 1953. After high school, she went to work as a telephone operator until she married the love of her life, Darrell Richardson, on October 30, 1954. They had two children. Shirley was an excellent seamstress and enjoyed painting on canvas. She decorated many beautiful cakes during her time as a cake decorator at Morgan’s Bakery in Tahlequah, OK. She was a good cook and loved bird watching, working in her yard, and feeding the hummingbirds. Shopping for antiques was one of her favorite things to do. She was known as Grandma Shirley to many at Grace Baptist Church in Tahlequah, OK where she was a member for 18 years, as well as most of her neighbors’ children. She was also a second Mom to several friends of her children. Shirley was small in stature but was a strong woman. She survived a heart attack, breast cancer, and 3 major strokes before the last stroke was more than her frail body could overcome. She leaves behind a daughter, son, three grandchildren, four great grandchildren, one sister, two brothers, three nieces and four nephews and their families. She was preceded in death by her husband, Darrell Richardson, parents Verna (Briggs) and Elton Jones, brother Richard Jones and his wife Juanita and nephew Keith Jones. Her family will hold a memorial service on Saturday, January 8, 2022 at 10:30 a.m. at Grace Baptist Church in Tahlequah, OK. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Alzheimer’s Association or St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.