Shirley Ann Price1 
F, (13 December 1945 - 9 August 2017)
Shirley Ann Price was born on 13 December 1945 at McAlester, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma.1 She was the daughter of Charles Edwin Price and Delphia Mazie Martin.1 Shirley Ann Price first married James Allen Beck, son of Edwin Henry Beck and Bertha E. Friedrich, in 1969.1 Shirley Ann Price and James Allen Beck were divorced circa 1978.1 Shirley Ann Price married a second time Charles Nance in 1980.1 Shirley Ann Price died on 9 August 2017 at Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona, at age 71 years, 7 months and 27 days.1 She was buried on 17 August 2017 in the Hyde Park Cemetery, located in Hyde Park, Cache County, Utah.1
Her obituary was published on 14 August 2017 in the local paper, printed in Queen Creek, Maricopa and Pinal Counties, Arizona. Her obituary stated:
Shirley Ann Price [Beck] Nance, our loving daughter, wife, mother, grandmother and sister, returned to her Heavenly Father on August 9, 2017 at the age of 71. This daughter of God lived a happy life, loving Him, His son, and living His Commandments. Shirley was preceded in death by her father, Charles Price; mother, Dephia Price; brother, Homer Owens; sister-in-law, Helen Owens and Marcelline Price; and son-in-law, Michael Kaufman.
Shirley Ann was born on December 13, 1945 in McAlister, OK. She spent most of her younger years growing up in Eufaula, OK with her family. They moved to Pocatello, ID where she attended high school. She graduated from Pocatello High in 1963. She would later move to Logan, UT to be near her family after they relocated to Hyde Park, UT. Growing up the only girl in a four brother household, she was described as smart and mean, your typical redhead. She was tough as nails and stood up for her brothers on more than one occasion. It has been said that she could have given Mohammad Ali a run for his money in her early days.
In 1980 she met and married her sweetheart husband, Charles Nance. They would settle into their lives in Kansas together and raise three daughters. Her roles as a wife and mother were never taken lightly, "It takes hands to build a house, but only hears can build a home" - and that's exactly what she did. Her rold as the giver, nurturer, supporter and comforter is where she always excelled. She was patient, caring, understanding, compassionate and selfless in everything she did for her family. In 1996, she and Charles moved to Chandler, Arizona, where she loved the beautiful sunrises and sunsets of the desert on her early morning or late evening walks. She and Charles were enjoying retirement in "Lizard Land", having chosen Queen Creek as their retirement home for the last few years.
Over the years, Shirley served many callings in the LDS Church, from Young Women's, to instructing the Relief Society, to teaching the youth as a seminary teacher. But her true calling was a missionary for the past 20 years at the Mesa Family History Center. She loved everything about Family History and could tell you everything you would ever want to know or didn't even realize you wanted to know. She often told people, "I hunt dead people for a living". There is no doubt she had more dead friends than alive.
Shirley is survived by her husband, Charles; her daughters, Stormy Kaufman, Cheryl Knabenshuh and Sarah South, her brothers, Charles Price, Wayne Price, and Harold Price, and 16 grandchildren, who will carry on her strong legacy. We will miss you and you have left a hold in our hearts that will never be replaced. Till we meet again.1
Her obituary was published on 14 August 2017 in the local paper, printed in Queen Creek, Maricopa and Pinal Counties, Arizona. Her obituary stated:
Shirley Ann Price [Beck] Nance, our loving daughter, wife, mother, grandmother and sister, returned to her Heavenly Father on August 9, 2017 at the age of 71. This daughter of God lived a happy life, loving Him, His son, and living His Commandments. Shirley was preceded in death by her father, Charles Price; mother, Dephia Price; brother, Homer Owens; sister-in-law, Helen Owens and Marcelline Price; and son-in-law, Michael Kaufman.
Shirley Ann was born on December 13, 1945 in McAlister, OK. She spent most of her younger years growing up in Eufaula, OK with her family. They moved to Pocatello, ID where she attended high school. She graduated from Pocatello High in 1963. She would later move to Logan, UT to be near her family after they relocated to Hyde Park, UT. Growing up the only girl in a four brother household, she was described as smart and mean, your typical redhead. She was tough as nails and stood up for her brothers on more than one occasion. It has been said that she could have given Mohammad Ali a run for his money in her early days.
In 1980 she met and married her sweetheart husband, Charles Nance. They would settle into their lives in Kansas together and raise three daughters. Her roles as a wife and mother were never taken lightly, "It takes hands to build a house, but only hears can build a home" - and that's exactly what she did. Her rold as the giver, nurturer, supporter and comforter is where she always excelled. She was patient, caring, understanding, compassionate and selfless in everything she did for her family. In 1996, she and Charles moved to Chandler, Arizona, where she loved the beautiful sunrises and sunsets of the desert on her early morning or late evening walks. She and Charles were enjoying retirement in "Lizard Land", having chosen Queen Creek as their retirement home for the last few years.
Over the years, Shirley served many callings in the LDS Church, from Young Women's, to instructing the Relief Society, to teaching the youth as a seminary teacher. But her true calling was a missionary for the past 20 years at the Mesa Family History Center. She loved everything about Family History and could tell you everything you would ever want to know or didn't even realize you wanted to know. She often told people, "I hunt dead people for a living". There is no doubt she had more dead friends than alive.
Shirley is survived by her husband, Charles; her daughters, Stormy Kaufman, Cheryl Knabenshuh and Sarah South, her brothers, Charles Price, Wayne Price, and Harold Price, and 16 grandchildren, who will carry on her strong legacy. We will miss you and you have left a hold in our hearts that will never be replaced. Till we meet again.1
Children of Shirley Ann Price and James Allen Beck
Last Edited=1 Jul 2020
Citations
- [S2692] Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave.com, transcription, (<http://www.findagrave.com/>: accessed 1 July 2020), transcript, "tombstone for Shirley Ann (Price) Beck Nance (1945-2017), Find A Grave Memorial No. 180732499, records of the Hyde Park Cemetery, Hyde Park, Cache County, Utah." Transcript by Diane Finlinson Miller (contributor 47733186), record added 25 June 2017.
- [S2691] Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave.com, transcription, (<http://www.findagrave.com/>: accessed 1 July 2020), transcript, "tombstone for James Allen Beck (1946-2001), Find A Grave Memorial No. 40072099, records of the Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Delmont, Douglas County, South Dakota." Transcript by Shirley Price Nance (contributor 46984618), record added 30 July 2009.