Class of 1956
1956 Maroon Spotlight
Shirley Conner
Class Assembly 53-54, Pep Club 54-55, Library Staff 54-55, F. T. A. 54-55, Perryscope Staff 55-56.
1956 Graduation EditionPerry Daily Journal
Shirley Ann Conner is the 17-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul B. Conner, 913 Fir avenue. Born Sept. 25, 1938, in Oklahoma City, Shirley Ann has been a member of the Red Hots. She attended school in Maud, Wewoka, Sunny Side, Deer Creek, Edmond, Lindsay, and Ringwood in addition to Perry.
Shirley Ann (Conner) Gash
September 25, 1938 – September 29, 2023
Shirley Ann Gash, 85, resident of Owasso, Oklahoma, died on September 29,2023.
Born on September 25, 1938, she was the daughter of Paul Conner and June May Conner. She graduated from Perry high school in 1956.
On September 30, 1956, she married James Raymond Gash in Covington, OK. They made their home in Fairmont, Oklahoma for the next 61 years where they raised their three children: Gary Lynn, Rex Allen, and Jill Marie. In 2016 Jim retired and they sold the sold their house and moved to Tahlequah, OK to be closer to family. They loved spending time with their family, especially at their Keystone Lake cabin.
Shirley worked as a hairstylist.
Preceding her in death were her parents and husband.
Service will be on Saturday, October 7, 2023, 10:00 a.m. at the Green Country Funeral Home Chapel, Tahlequah, OK. Burial will be at the Tahlequah Cemetery, Tahlequah, OK