Shirley Louise Elliott

Shirley L. Elliott, 79, passed away on May 15, 2012 in Oklahoma City. Shirley was born in Ada, OK to Jane L. (Bigger) and James A. Elliott. She graduated from Pleasant Grove High School in Seminole. She received a B.S. Ed from East Central State College (now East Central University) (1954) in Ada and an M.E. from Loyala University (1962) in New Orleans. She attained 30 additional graduate hours so had the designation of “Master’s Degree plus 30 Graduate Hours”. During her summers, she would pursue these additional credit hours at such schools as the University of Southern Mississippi, Central State College (now Central State University) in Edmond, OK, Louisiana State University, and the University of Oklahoma. Learning was as important to her as teaching, and she always enjoyed meeting and working with the younger students because it helped her relate to the students she was teaching. She taught 3 years at Butner High School in Wewoka, Oklahoma before moving to Louisiana. In Harvey, Louisiana, she taught Business Education at West Jefferson High School from 1956-1964 and later served at the school as Counselor for 3 years. Then she moved to L. W. Higgins High School in Marrero, Louisiana where she served as an Assistant Principal from 1967-1975 before returning to West Jefferson High as Assistant Principal for another 20 years. Ms. Elliott retired from West Jefferson in 1994 and returned to Oklahoma, the land she always loved. She was especially proud of her Choctaw Indian Heritage. After returning to Oklahoma, she worked for 10 years with H&R Block. She was a member of Kappa Kappa Iota Chi Conclave, Kappa Delta Pi, Delta Kappa Gamma, Louisiana State Teachers Association and Jefferson Parrish Principals Association. She enjoyed playing duplicate bridge and she was an accomplished artist and quilter. Shirley is survived by a brother James and wife Joyce Elliott of Tecumseh, OK and a sister Leota and husband Dr. Ted Violett of Eufaula, OK. Services to be held Wed., May 23 at Guardian Funeral Home West Chapel in Oklahoma City with burial to follow in Wapanucka, OK. Condolences may be made at www.guardianwestfuneralchapel.com.