Shirley Louise Williams

Shirley Louise Williams, née Streater, born September 5th, 1930, passed away May 20th, 2025. Shirley was born in Denver, Colorado to parents Louise and Shelton, and fondly recalled her days at South High School. In 1949, Shirley married Francis Williams, the love of her life, and the two raised a family together in Colorado Springs. She was proud of her years volunteering at Penrose Hospital, her aspens, and her alpine wildflower garden. Shirley played a mean game of cards and was famous for her lemon bars and holiday cookies, her contagious cackle, her contempt of vegetables, and her silly sense of humor. Though she lived in Arizona for 25 years, cherished her local friends, and loved being close to her daughter and family here, she always missed Colorado, her beloved Pikes Peak, and snowy winters. 

She was preceded in death by her husband, Fran, her parents, and her two older sisters, Eleanor and Caroline. She will be missed and remembered by her five children, Chris, Cathy, Bob, Chirl, and Sauney, by her grandkids, Teva, Ben, Amy, Joey, Carl, Stephanie, Kristen, and Francis, by several great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews, her in-laws and her in-loves, all of whom she loved dearly until the end. 

Her graveside service will take place on Wednesday, May 28th at 2:00pm at the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona, 23029 N Cave Creek Rd Phx, AZ 85024. In lieu of flowers, her family asks for contributions to be made in her memory to Penrose Hospital in Colorado Springs or Friends of the Peak, a nonprofit dedicated to the preservation of Pikes Peak.