Shirley Ann Kruger

Shirley Ann Scott Kruger, 79, of Taylor, Texas passed away peacefully at Bastrop Lost Pines Nursing Home, on Friday, June 13, 2025.

Born and Raised in Elgin, Texas to Grover Cleveland Scott and Ina Fay (Allen) Scott on August 18, 1945. She attended Elgin schools and graduated in 1965. She enjoyed playing basketball, volleyball, softball, and powder puff football. She was a junior high cheerleader and on the high school pep squad.

She married Lonnie Kruger on July 2, 1965, at the First Baptist Church in Elgin, Texas. They made their home in Taylor, Texas, and had two children. She supported and worked by her husband's side when they owned their business, Kruger's Quick Shade.

While her children attended Taylor schools, she was a substitute teacher at Taylor, subbing at Elgin, Granger, and Thrall schools also. She participated with the coaches and teachers on a donkey basketball team against the KVET radio station team and talked about the cross on the donkeys back.

Her early years as a young mother, had two large gardens, canning vegetables and bagging extra vegetables for her kids to deliver to neighbors. Late at night she would be sewing, making costumes for plays, tap dancing, cheerleading outfits, mother and daughter matching Easter dresses. She was a Girl Scout Leader and also a Cub Scout Leader. As a softball coach, she would pick up all the players to ensure there was enough for a team on game day. She also played softball as a pitcher, and it was pretty cool to see her hit home runs. She was on a co-ed bowling team also enjoyed her ladies' team with her daughter, sister-in-law, and her niece

She tried everything from Real-Estate to working at Kmart, the Video Movie Store, Kenwin Dress Shop, and That Shirt Place. To step it up a notch she was an extra in many movies, a favorite was "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" and meeting Leonardo DiCaprio and Johnny Depp. Her son followed in her steps and was also in many movies. On her 50th birthday her daughter planned a trip to Six Flags riding every ride, singing karaoke, and recording her favorite song "I Will Always Love You" by Dolly Parton.

She enjoyed being a "Red Hat Lady" and looked forward to the luncheons, especially on her birthday, when she wore a purple hat. Keeping the Elgin Wildcat spirit wearing purple, she would attend her class of 1965 Western Day Reunions and football games to watch her nephews. In her later years enjoyed bingo, domino tournaments, and Vegas trips with her husband and their close friends. After her husband passed away in July 2021, she would meet up with friends, sometimes pick them up in her Red Truck, and take them for a wild ride.

She was her grandson's biggest football fan and made sure to attend all his games. She loved spending time with her granddaughters and could see herself in each one. She had a strong personality and fought till the bitter end of her life, but God said let there be no more pain and suffering.

She is preceeded in death by her parents Grover and Ina Scott, husband Lonnie Kruger sister Mary Lou Glaspy, and three brothers Abner, Dan, and Harlan Scott as well as one sister Mary Lou Glaspy. One nephew Terry Edwards and one great-nephew Scott Mogonye and two nieces Ann Bird and Renae Rogers.

She is survived by her daughter Kristi Schulz (Russell) and son Klifton Kruger (Alexandra) a sister Jessie Lee Edwards, three brothers Allen, Donald, and Joe Scott, two sister-in-laws Mary Scott and Annie Kruger, and grandchildren Kyra and Konstance Kruger, Conrad and Alyssa Schulz, numerous cousins, nephews, nieces and close friends.

A thank you to the doctors, nurses, administrators, and social case workers at St David’s Georgetown, St David’s Austin on 32nd Street, St David’s Ben White, Cornerstone Nursing Rehab Round Rock, Elgin Nursing Home and many thanks for the nurse practitioner, nurses and wound care team at Bastrop Lost Pines.