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- Shirley Mae Brassfield, 81, died on March 3, 2010 in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Her funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, March 8, 2010 at the First Christian Church in Stillwater. Interment will follow at Fairlawn Cemetery. Strode Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. She was born on November 5, 1928 to Clarence and Emma Crow. She married Earl Edward Brassfield on July 25, 1950 in New Market, Iowa. She graduated from Gravity High school in 1946, Northwestern Missouri State University in Maryville, MO in 1950 with a Business degree, and later received a masters degree in History from Central State University. After school, she helped her husband, Earl, manage promotional campaigns for retail stores throughout the country. Both Earl and Shirley retired to Stillwater, where they volunteered for area charities, such as Karmen Korner, Elite Repeat and the Habitat Restore. She was a seamstress, who created lavish costumes and gowns. She took great joy in creating wardrobes for her daughters, granddaughters, and close friends. She was also a member of the First Christian Church of Stillwater and the Christian Womens Fellowship Group. She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Earl Edward Brassfield. She is survived by her son, John Brassfield and wife, Cheryl, of Oklahoma City; her daughters, Marla Day and husband, Dwight, of Manhattan, Kan.; Karen Lott and husband, Danny, of Stillwater six grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made in her name to the Stillwater Habitat for Humanity, 505 E. 18th, Stillwater, OK 74074, or Elite Repeat, 711 South Main Street, Stillwater, OK 74074. Condolences may be emailed to the family and an online obituary may be viewed by visiting www.strodefh.com.
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