Shirley Rae Stroud

LUBBOCK - Our beloved Shirley went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, April 10, 2013, in Lubbock. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m., Saturday, May 11, 2013, in Julia Page Memorial Park, Douglas, Ark. Cremation is under the direction of Lake Ridge Chapel and Memorial Designers Crematory. To leave your words of encouragement to Shirley's family, visit www.memorialdesigners.net. Shirley was born on Sept. 16, 1933, to Leroy and Lillian (Bagwell) Dickson in El Paso. She graduated from Hatch High School and later from Wayland Baptist University with an associate's degree. Shirley will be remembered for her outgoing personality, unique style and contagious smile. Shirley was first and foremost a loving mother and homemaker. She loved caring for her children, decorating and making her home and yard beautiful. She loved the outdoors, livestock and all of God's nature. Later in her life, Shirley worked as a Realtor in Plainview and then in Lubbock. She was a member of 9th and Columbia Church of Christ in Plainview, the Texas Women's Cowbell Association and an active member of the Texas Federation of Republican Women. Along with her parents, Shirley was preceded in death by her husband, Coleman Stroud; a daughter, Roxanne Stroud; a sister, Fern Dunivan; and a brother, Leroy "Buster" Dickson. Those left to cherish Shirley's memories are her children, Gayle Ballard and husband Byron of Oklahoma City, Okla., Tami Carroll and husband Richard of Las Cruces, N.M., Stormie Aven of Lubbock, Jayson Stroud and wife Tami of Rural Hall, N.C. and Constance Citalan and husband Samuel of Doha, Qatar; 10 grandchildren, one great-grandson and one unborn great-grandson; and a sister, Doris Hunsaker of Tempe, Ariz. In honor of Shirley, memorials are suggested to the Texas Boy's Ranch, P.O. Box 5665, Lubbock, TX 79408.