Shirley Gatewood

Shirley Yvonne (Welty) Gatewood, age 83 passed away September 20, 2021 at Mercy Hospital in Ada, Oklahoma.

A family graveside memorial service is scheduled for Saturday, October 9, 2021 at Oakman Cemetery near Ada, and cremation is under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home of Konawa, Oklahoma.

Shirley was born December 25, 1937 in Missouri to Elza Welty and Ernestine (Summers) Welty.

She graduated from Kennett High School in Missouri and attended East Centeral University in Ada, Oklahoma.

She was an Administrative Technician for the Oklahoma State Health Department. She was a member of Southwest Church of Christ in Ada.

She is survived by one daughter, Karen Stoliby of Ada; one brother, Danny Welty of Salisbury, Missouri; two grandchildren, five great grandchildren, and four great-great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; one brother, Walter Welty; one sister-in-law, Lartreva Welty; two children, Ricky Gatewood and Tawnya Gatewood; and one grandson, Ricky Gatewood.