In Memory of Shirley King
In honor of my grandmother Shirley King, Unite Our World is receiving donations from friends and family members. In this time of remembrance we can join in celebrating Shirley's fulfilling life. My thoughts are with all my family members today and I will keep my grandmother's spirit close to my heart.
With love,
- Riley King, Director Unite Our World
Shirley Gibson King, age 81, died at Vista Mesa Assisted Living Residence in Cortez, Colorado on January 3, 2012. She was born October 2, 1930, in Joliet, Montana to the late Lowell and Vera Grewell Gibson. She grew up on a ranch her parents maintained in Carbon County, Montana. She graduated from Colorado Women’s College in Denver, Colorado, where she met George A. King. They married in 1950. In 1965 George and Shirley moved to Durango where George worked as an architect. For much of the last twenty years of her life she lived in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Shirley King was a dedicated homemaker and a loving mother. She was active in the Durango community. She was a former member of the First Presbyterian Church of Durango. While living in Scottsdale she served as a Republican Committeewoman for many years
Shirley is survived by her four children, Susan Kurtenbach (Jerry) of Oak Park, IL; Judy Gillespie (Don) of Glenwood Springs, CO; Beth King of Brooklyn, NY; Glen King (Becky) of Durango, CO; and seven grandchildren. She was proceeded in death by her husband George King and her sister Phyllis.
In lieu of flowers a memorial fund has been established at www.uniteourworld.org
