Shirely Elaine was named after the nurses who worked in the hospital. She was the daughter of Ed and Maud Bostick. The family moved from the small town of Chloride, Arizona to Bakerfield so she could be born in the hospital. In 1937, her older sister accidently dropped her and she broke her nose at age 4 months. In 1939, the family moved to Bend, Oregon. Shirley learned to swim in a irrigation ditch, ride a two wheel bike, and pester her older sisters. At age four her parents bought her a new pair of red cowboy boots. She loved those boots very much and also loved to use them to kick her two sisters. By 1946, the family moved back to Texas. They were not back very long when she got teased by her friends for talking funny. Within two weeks of returning she had a Texas accent and sounded like she never lived anywhere else. In 1955, she graduated from Heavner High School in Oklahoma. She went to work at the local Dairy Queen to earn money to buy a car. She moved to California in the summer of 1955 and remained a resident for the next fifty three years. She married and had two children. In 1963, she had a third child whom she gave up for adoption and just became known in 2017. Shirley owned a beauty shop in Felton and a
jewelry store in Santa Cruz. She had a house in the Redwoods and a deck overlooking a creek running through the property.
jewelry store in Santa Cruz. She had a house in the Redwoods and a deck overlooking a creek running through the property.
Shirely Elaine was named after the nurses who worked in the hospital. She was the daughter of Ed and Maud Bostick. The family moved from the small town of Chloride, Arizona to Bakerfield so she could be born in the hospital. In 1937, her older sister accidently dropped her and she broke her nose at age 4 months. In 1939, the family moved to Bend, Oregon. Shirley learned to swim in a irrigation ditch, ride a two wheel bike, and pester her older sisters. At age four her parents bought her a new pair of red cowboy boots. She loved those boots very much and also loved to use them to kick her two sisters. By 1946, the family moved back to Texas. They were not back very long when she got teased by her friends for talking funny. Within two weeks of returning she had a Texas accent and sounded like she never lived anywhere else. In 1955, she graduated from Heavner High School in Oklahoma. She went to work at the local Dairy Queen to earn money to buy a car. She moved to California in the summer of 1955 and remained a resident for the next fifty three years. She married and had two children. In 1963, she had a third child whom she gave up for adoption and just became known in 2017. Shirley owned a beauty shop in Felton and a
jewelry store in Santa Cruz. She had a house in the Redwoods and a deck overlooking a creek running through the property.
jewelry store in Santa Cruz. She had a house in the Redwoods and a deck overlooking a creek running through the property.
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