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Shirley Francis Grow
1925 - 2007 (82 years)
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Name Shirley Francis Grow [1] Born 19 Jan 1925 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah 
[1] Gender Female Died 6 Dec 2007 - JOHNSON, Shirley F. - Beloved partner and mother, passed away December 6, 2007 after a valiant two year struggle with lung cancer. She was born January 19, 1925 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Laura and Walter Grow. She is survived by her partner of 46 years, Pat LaGrave, her children, Christopher Johnson, Carol Johnson, and Charlene Bowman; grandson, Matthew D. Johnson; and brother John W. Grow of Fort Worth, TX. A US Navy veteran of World War II, she was an anti aircraft gunnery instructor but was released under honorable conditions after it was discovered she was underage. A subsequent marriage to Warren Johnson ended in divorce. From the 1950's through the 1980's, the heyday of the "twenty five words or less" contests, she won thousands and thousands of dollars' worth of prizes including many autos, a speed boat, a pickup truck, expensive trips, countless large appliances, power and hand tools and cash-all through her incredibly creative writing skills and marvelously decorated entries. For years she pursued a career as an advertising art director, ultimately running her own operation in San Francisco. Tiring of this occupation, she and her partner made a specialty of acquiring distressed real estate and turning it into very desirable apartments and homes. She kept her hand in the business until her death. She had a huge love of travel and adventure, a curious mind and was an inveterate "two a day in ink" crossword puzzle fan, the more difficult the challenge the better. She'll be an endless source of stories and remembrances. At her request there will be no services, but a Celebration of her Life will be scheduled in the future. Donations may be made to the Hospice of Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital.
Published Online in the Press Democrat on Dec. 14, 2007
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Person ID I4912 Grow Last Modified 27 Mar 2017
Father Walter Veach Grow, Jr., b. 01 Aug 1896, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah , d. 12 Mar 1981, Napa, California (Age 84 years) Mother Lora Bell Shelby, b. 18 Mar 1897, Covington, Fountain, Indiana , d. 08 Apr 1941, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah (Age 44 years) Married 09 Apr 1919 Family ID F509 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Warren Johnson Children 1. Christopher Warren Johnson 2. Carol Johnson 3. Charlene Johnson Last Modified 24 Jan 2012 Family ID F2344 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- JOHNSON, Shirley F. - Beloved partner and mother, passed away December 6, 2007 after a valiant two year struggle with lung cancer. She was born January 19, 1925 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Laura and Walter Grow. She is survived by her partner of 46 years, Pat LaGrave, her children, Christopher Johnson, Carol Johnson, and Charlene Bowman; grandson, Matthew D. Johnson; and brother John W. Grow of Fort Worth, TX. A US Navy veteran of World War II, she was an anti aircraft gunnery instructor but was released under honorable conditions after it was discovered she was underage. A subsequent marriage to Warren Johnson ended in divorce. From the 1950's through the 1980's, the heyday of the "twenty five words or less" contests, she won thousands and thousands of dollars' worth of prizes including many autos, a speed boat, a pickup truck, expensive trips, countless large appliances, power and hand tools and cash-all through her incredibly creative writing skills and marvelously decorated entries. For years she pursued a career as an advertising art director, ultimately running her own operation in San Francisco. Tiring of this occupation, she and her partner made a specialty of acquiring distressed real estate and turning it into very desirable apartments and homes. She kept her hand in the business until her death. She had a huge love of travel and adventure, a curious mind and was an inveterate "two a day in ink" crossword puzzle fan, the more difficult the challenge the better. She'll be an endless source of stories and remembrances. At her request there will be no services, but a Celebration of her Life will be scheduled in the future. Donations may be made to the Hospice of Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital.
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Born - 19 Jan 1925 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah 
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Sources - [S78] 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah; Roll: 2419; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 40; Image: 767.0.
Birth date: abt 1925 Birth place: Residence date: 1930 Residence place: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
- [S78] 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah; Roll: 2419; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 40; Image: 767.0.
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