Shirley Mae Richard, age 72, of Montgomery, Texas was born October 3, 1937 in Greensburg, Pennsylvania and was called home to be with the Lord on April 11, 2010 on her 52nd wedding anniversary in Conroe, Texas.
She graduated in 1955 from Greensburg High School in Pennsylvania and then attended a business school for administrative assistants. Shirley was employed for over 25 years by the Apple Valley School District, Apple Valley, California, where she helped mold the minds and futures of thousands of students as an administrative assistant for the counselors. She loved her family, sewing, gardening, the theatre and baking. If you asked her family, she was the world champion chocolate chip cookie baker.
Shirley’s values and character rubbed off on all who came in contact with her. She was a born again Christian who was a member of the First Baptist Church of Apple Valley and the Lone Star Cowboy Church of Montgomery, and is now cradled by the Lord our Jesus.
She was preceded in death by her parents, William and Hazel (Jennings) McAfee, of Greensburg, Pennsylvania, and brother, James McAfee. Shirley is survived by her loving and devoted husband, Robert Richard, Sr.; children, Steven Richard and Lori Richard, both of Apple Valley, California and Robert, Jr. of Montgomery, Texas; daughters-in-law, Joanna Richard and Tammy Richard; siblings, Ethel Steiner of Stockertown, Pennsylvania, Carol Gess of Corona, California, Robert McAfee of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and William McAfee of Greensburg, Pennsylvania; 11 grandchildren; and 8 great-grand children.
Private services will be held at a later date. You are invited to leave a written tribute for the family on our website at www.cashnerconroe.com.
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