Shirley Patton Bushong left this life to be with her Lord and Savior on February 11, 2013. She was born on March 30, 1931 to Gertrude and Roy Patton in Muskogee, Oklahoma.
Shirley graduated as valedictorian of her class from Henrietta Oklahoma High School. She attended William Woods College in Fulton, MO and graduated from Oklahoma State University where she was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma.
After graduating from OSU, Shirley worked for Halliburton in Duncan, OK and in 1955 married Paul D. Bushong, an engineer for Mobil Oil. Shirley and Paul lived and worked in Duncan and Healdton, OK; Houston; Lafayette and New Orleans, LA; Westport, CT; Denver, CO; and Calgary before settling in Houston in 1978.
Shirley was preceded in death by her parents and her son, Paul Duval Bushong, who died in 1998.
She is survived by Paul, her husband of 57 years; her son Dr. Craig Bushong of Glenwood Springs, Colorado; her grandchildren: Patton, Mackie and Wick; her sister Patti and Don Leeman of Oklahoma City; her nieces: Valerie Craig and Rebecca Nightengale of Tulsa, and her nephew John Brett of Oklahoma City.
Shirley had many close friends in Houston and Glenwood Springs, CO where she spent many months in both the winter and summer enjoying skiing and hiking and traveling the world. Shirley was an inspiration to all Christian women and was always an active member of the community and the Episcopal Church. She was a member of the Junior League, a Board member of the Open Door Mission, and served in many capacities at St. John the Divine Episcopal Church, including as a Vestry member, co-founder and Trustee of The Special Outreach Fund, and a founding member of the Healing Ministry.
Shirley was fortunate to have Brenda Jacobe as an especially close and caring friend in her last years as she courageously lived as a lung cancer survivor and resident at The Hallmark.
A memorial service will be held at St. John the Divine Episcopal Church on Thursday, February 14, 2013 at two o'clock in the afternoon with inurnment at the St. John Urn Garden of the Resurrection. A reception will be held at the church following the service. Those wishing to support Shirley's interests may make memorials to the Open Door Mission or The Special Outreach Fund at St. John the Divine Episcopal Church, 2450 River Oaks Boulevard, 77019
Published in Houston Chronicle on Feb. 12, 2013
Shirley graduated as valedictorian of her class from Henrietta Oklahoma High School. She attended William Woods College in Fulton, MO and graduated from Oklahoma State University where she was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma.
After graduating from OSU, Shirley worked for Halliburton in Duncan, OK and in 1955 married Paul D. Bushong, an engineer for Mobil Oil. Shirley and Paul lived and worked in Duncan and Healdton, OK; Houston; Lafayette and New Orleans, LA; Westport, CT; Denver, CO; and Calgary before settling in Houston in 1978.
Shirley was preceded in death by her parents and her son, Paul Duval Bushong, who died in 1998.
She is survived by Paul, her husband of 57 years; her son Dr. Craig Bushong of Glenwood Springs, Colorado; her grandchildren: Patton, Mackie and Wick; her sister Patti and Don Leeman of Oklahoma City; her nieces: Valerie Craig and Rebecca Nightengale of Tulsa, and her nephew John Brett of Oklahoma City.
Shirley had many close friends in Houston and Glenwood Springs, CO where she spent many months in both the winter and summer enjoying skiing and hiking and traveling the world. Shirley was an inspiration to all Christian women and was always an active member of the community and the Episcopal Church. She was a member of the Junior League, a Board member of the Open Door Mission, and served in many capacities at St. John the Divine Episcopal Church, including as a Vestry member, co-founder and Trustee of The Special Outreach Fund, and a founding member of the Healing Ministry.
Shirley was fortunate to have Brenda Jacobe as an especially close and caring friend in her last years as she courageously lived as a lung cancer survivor and resident at The Hallmark.
A memorial service will be held at St. John the Divine Episcopal Church on Thursday, February 14, 2013 at two o'clock in the afternoon with inurnment at the St. John Urn Garden of the Resurrection. A reception will be held at the church following the service. Those wishing to support Shirley's interests may make memorials to the Open Door Mission or The Special Outreach Fund at St. John the Divine Episcopal Church, 2450 River Oaks Boulevard, 77019
Published in Houston Chronicle on Feb. 12, 2013
Shirley Patton Bushong left this life to be with her Lord and Savior on February 11, 2013. She was born on March 30, 1931 to Gertrude and Roy Patton in Muskogee, Oklahoma.
Shirley graduated as valedictorian of her class from Henrietta Oklahoma High School. She attended William Woods College in Fulton, MO and graduated from Oklahoma State University where she was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma.
After graduating from OSU, Shirley worked for Halliburton in Duncan, OK and in 1955 married Paul D. Bushong, an engineer for Mobil Oil. Shirley and Paul lived and worked in Duncan and Healdton, OK; Houston; Lafayette and New Orleans, LA; Westport, CT; Denver, CO; and Calgary before settling in Houston in 1978.
Shirley was preceded in death by her parents and her son, Paul Duval Bushong, who died in 1998.
She is survived by Paul, her husband of 57 years; her son Dr. Craig Bushong of Glenwood Springs, Colorado; her grandchildren: Patton, Mackie and Wick; her sister Patti and Don Leeman of Oklahoma City; her nieces: Valerie Craig and Rebecca Nightengale of Tulsa, and her nephew John Brett of Oklahoma City.
Shirley had many close friends in Houston and Glenwood Springs, CO where she spent many months in both the winter and summer enjoying skiing and hiking and traveling the world. Shirley was an inspiration to all Christian women and was always an active member of the community and the Episcopal Church. She was a member of the Junior League, a Board member of the Open Door Mission, and served in many capacities at St. John the Divine Episcopal Church, including as a Vestry member, co-founder and Trustee of The Special Outreach Fund, and a founding member of the Healing Ministry.
Shirley was fortunate to have Brenda Jacobe as an especially close and caring friend in her last years as she courageously lived as a lung cancer survivor and resident at The Hallmark.
A memorial service will be held at St. John the Divine Episcopal Church on Thursday, February 14, 2013 at two o'clock in the afternoon with inurnment at the St. John Urn Garden of the Resurrection. A reception will be held at the church following the service. Those wishing to support Shirley's interests may make memorials to the Open Door Mission or The Special Outreach Fund at St. John the Divine Episcopal Church, 2450 River Oaks Boulevard, 77019
Published in Houston Chronicle on Feb. 12, 2013
Shirley graduated as valedictorian of her class from Henrietta Oklahoma High School. She attended William Woods College in Fulton, MO and graduated from Oklahoma State University where she was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma.
After graduating from OSU, Shirley worked for Halliburton in Duncan, OK and in 1955 married Paul D. Bushong, an engineer for Mobil Oil. Shirley and Paul lived and worked in Duncan and Healdton, OK; Houston; Lafayette and New Orleans, LA; Westport, CT; Denver, CO; and Calgary before settling in Houston in 1978.
Shirley was preceded in death by her parents and her son, Paul Duval Bushong, who died in 1998.
She is survived by Paul, her husband of 57 years; her son Dr. Craig Bushong of Glenwood Springs, Colorado; her grandchildren: Patton, Mackie and Wick; her sister Patti and Don Leeman of Oklahoma City; her nieces: Valerie Craig and Rebecca Nightengale of Tulsa, and her nephew John Brett of Oklahoma City.
Shirley had many close friends in Houston and Glenwood Springs, CO where she spent many months in both the winter and summer enjoying skiing and hiking and traveling the world. Shirley was an inspiration to all Christian women and was always an active member of the community and the Episcopal Church. She was a member of the Junior League, a Board member of the Open Door Mission, and served in many capacities at St. John the Divine Episcopal Church, including as a Vestry member, co-founder and Trustee of The Special Outreach Fund, and a founding member of the Healing Ministry.
Shirley was fortunate to have Brenda Jacobe as an especially close and caring friend in her last years as she courageously lived as a lung cancer survivor and resident at The Hallmark.
A memorial service will be held at St. John the Divine Episcopal Church on Thursday, February 14, 2013 at two o'clock in the afternoon with inurnment at the St. John Urn Garden of the Resurrection. A reception will be held at the church following the service. Those wishing to support Shirley's interests may make memorials to the Open Door Mission or The Special Outreach Fund at St. John the Divine Episcopal Church, 2450 River Oaks Boulevard, 77019
Published in Houston Chronicle on Feb. 12, 2013
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