Shirley Jean Carson

Shirley was born May 17, 1932, in Council Bluffs, Iowa, to Louis S. and Iva G (Hauser) Moore. On January 21, 1950, she married Jack Edwards and eventually moved to Denver, CO. They were blessed with 3 daughters, Judy, Connie and Patti. Jack unexpectantly passed away in January 1964. She later met and married Gordon Carson Jr. October 23, 1964, moved to Montrose, CO, and were blessed with another daughter, Bobbi. Together, Gordon and Shirley, raised 4 daughters and 1 grandson. They owned the “Accent House” in Montrose, and she worked for several Doctors in the area. In 1987, they moved to California and Shirley found herself drawn toward Doctors’ offices again. They enjoyed many years of playing golf, but they found themselves missing family and moved back to Montrose in 1999. She worked at “Gale’s Cards and Gifts”, helped Bobbi with her Daycare where she became “grandma” to all the kids. She went to work at Brown’s Shoe Store until she finally retired. She enjoyed boating at Sweitzer Lake, bowling, golf, playing cards, and dancing with the love of her life, Gordon.

Shirley was a very devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and friend. She is survived by her 4 daughters: Judy (Gary) Way, Connie (Mike) Worthington, Patti (Bill) Kolb, and Bobbi (Mark) Keep. She had 12 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren, 2 great-great grandchildren with another on the way. Shirley lived a blessed life and was ready to go home with our Lord and Savior.