Shirley Ann Martin of Glenwood, NM, passed away Monday the 11th of May, 2015 of ovarian cancer. Born October 31, 1948 to Troy and Pearl Garrett, Shirley graduated from Washington High School in Phoenix, AZ in 1966. After graduation Shirley, the perfect city girl, met a strapping country boy from Indiana, and married to have two children.
Shirley worked her entire career in customer service for Mountain Bell, the City of Wilcox, AZ, and Western New Mexico Communications. She did this all while being a wonderful wife, mother, and general cow herder on the Martin ranch. Shirley loved to spend time reading books and never went anywhere without a good book in her hands. She also loved to crochet and would make blankets for friends and family as gifts.
Shirley was preceded in death by her husband of 42 years, Michael Dean Martin. She is survived by her two sons and their wives, Sean and Susan Martin and Michael and Stephanie Martin, 12 grandchildren, and 2 great-grandchildren.
Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, May 23, 2015 at 12:00 noon with visitation the night prior from 6-8 PM at Green Acres Mortuary, 401 N. Hayden Road, Scottsdale, AZ.
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