In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Samuel C. May; sister, Peggy Masten; her beloved husband of 62 years, Captain J. Stanley Fishel, a local architect and a veteran air force pilot of WW2 and a former prisoner of war.
Shirley was a charter member of Raleigh Moravian Church. She was a Sunday school teacher for 25 years, and a member of the Women’s Ministry. Before retirement in 1989, she was employed as senior buyer for the Wake County School System.
She is survived by her son, Bill Fishel (wife, Pam) of Cary; daughter, Susan Fishel Owens (husband James) of North Myrtle Beach, SC; grandson, James Stanley Owens of Dunedin, Florida; and brother, Bill May (wife, Joyce) of Winston-Salem, NC .
Shirley requested her remains to be co-mingled with her husband’s, so that they can be together forever.
A memorial service will be held on April 8, 2024, 2PM at Glenaire in the Spiritual Life Center, 6000 Glenview Garden Place, Cary, NC.
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