Shirley was born July 31st, 1935 in Leighton, Kentucky and grew up on a farm in Estill County near the City of Irvine. She was the eldest of 9 brothers and sisters. She was the 5th great Granddaughter of Daniel Boone by way of his daughter Rebecca Boone Goe.
She was married to Armin F. Wehmer in 1961 and they moved to Austin, Texas in 1967 where her husband continued to follow his career. They lived in Austin for the next 35 years.
Shirley had a strong religious upbringing. She was a member of the Church of the Nazarene, then became a Lutheran and later in life became a Methodist. Whenever she was able, Shirley would attend Church on Sundays.
She worked for the State of Texas for the Department of Human Services in the role of an Administrative Assistant. After just over 20 years of service to the State she would retire.
After retirement, Shirley occupied her days undertaking volunteer work. Initially with Northwest Care Givers aiding elderly clients and organizing their medical appointments and providing transportation to those who were otherwise unable to make their way to these appointments. She later took on the volunteering role of Receptionist at Lamar Senior Activity Center where she continued to offer profound support to the residents. Over the years, Shirley would continuously focus on others over herself and continuously gave and never expected anything in return.
Shirley’s sweetness, kindness and placing others first in her life were admirable virtues we should all aspire to seek.
Shirley was proceeded in death by her ex-husband Armin Wehmer and is survived by her two Sons, Fred Wehmer of Jacksonville, Florida and Kevin Wehmer of Austin, Texas along with her Granddaughter Erin Norris (Wehmer) of Atlanta, Georgia.
Visitation will be held from 5:00pm to 8:00pm on Friday May 1st, 2020 at Cook-Walden Capital Parks Funeral Home, Pflugerville, Texas. A Private Service, due to the pandemic, will be held on Saturday May 2nd, 2020 at Cook-Walden Capital Parks Funeral Home, Pflugerville, Texas.
