Patricia Darlene Shaw

She was born March 6, 1948 to James Gaines West and Esta “Loretta” West (Whitbey) in Aberdeen, Maryland.

Darlene was a military brat and ended up marrying an airman. She said she can’t remember a time when she didn’t have a military ID! She attended college briefly at the University of Nebraska before marrying the airman she met at a squadron picnic just 4 months before. Darlene’s airman was David Lee Shaw. They married on December 27, 1970 in Altus, Oklahoma. They had two daughters, Jennifer and Kimberly. Darlene was a stay at home mom while her daughters were young. She taught pre-k for many years after David retired from the Air Force and they settled in the Oklahoma City area.

She loved to read, play mahjong on her iPad, work in her flowerbeds, spoiling her cat, Jesse, and being an active member of Sunny Lane United Methodist Church. Her church and church family meant the world to her.

She is survived by both daughters, her sister, Mary Collins and her brother, Ronald West. She is preceded in death by her parents and her husband.

A memorial service will be held at Sunny Lane United Methodist Church on Saturday November 2nd at 2pm. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to her church or a charity of your choosing.