Shirley Ruth (Shafer) Hurst, resident of Cherokee, Oklahoma, was born in Fairview, Oklahoma, on August 11, 1934, to Guy Irving Shafer and Goldia LaVaughn Bartley Shafer. She passed away Thursday, April 22, 2021, at 11:15 p.m. surrounded by family.

Shirley is preceded in death by her parents, her sister, Vida Lee Bowles and brother, Guy Eugene Shafer.

Shirley is survived by her husband, Billy Don Hurst of Cherokee. May 29, 2021, would have been their 50th wedding anniversary.

Shirley is also survived by a big and loving family, her brother, Vaughn D. Shafer, Claremore; her nephew, Alan Bowles,...