Shirley Frances Woodman

     Shirley Frances Woodman was born on 29 October 1917 at Lowell, Massachusetts.^1,2,3,4,5,6 She was the daughter of Harry Lincoln Woodman and Ruth Esther Ward. Shirley Frances Woodmanappeared on the US Census of 1920 in the household of Harry Lincoln Woodman and Ruth Esther Ward at 422 Pine Street, Lowell, Massachusetts.⁷ Shirley Frances Woodmanappeared on the US Census of 1930 in the household of Harry Lincoln Woodman and Ruth Esther Ward at 422 Pine Street, Lowell, Massachusetts.⁸ Shirley and Janice often fought as kids. According to their mother, Ruth (Ward)Woodman, when they were teens, Janice kept borrowing Shirley’s outfits. Shirley went out and caught a garter snake, put it in a jar on top of her dresser in her bedroom. Janice was deathly afraid of snakes. Problem solved until mother found out.⁹ Shirley graduated from from Lowell High School in 1935, at Lowell, Massachusetts.⁵ 26 March 1936, Shirley was awarded the Golden Eaglet by the Girl Scouts of America, their highest award. at Lowell, Massachusetts.^5,10 Shirley graduated from from Lowell Business School in 1937, at Lowell, Massachusetts.⁵ Sheappeared on the census of 1940 in the household of Harry Lincoln Woodman and Ruth Esther Ward.¹¹ Shirley was a bank clerk in 1940.⁸ It was at Fort Devens in 1941, that then Sgt. Roy kept the PX lunch counter open late so that Shirley Woodman could get lunch. From their they started dating.⁹

Shirley Frances Woodman, age 24, married Captain Robert Gladwin Roy, age 22 , son of Leo Joseph Roy and Gladys C. Gladwin, on 3 May 1942 at Lowell, Massachusetts.^12,1,2,13 Shirley and Bob lived from June 1942 to 1945 at New Estate Road, Littleton, Massachusetts.¹² Shirley and Bob lived from 1946 to 1948 at 34 Deshon Manner, Butler, Butler County, Pennsylvania.⁹ Shirley and Bob lived in 1949 at Liberty Street, West Alexander, Washington County, Pennsylvania.⁹ Shirley and Bob lived from 1952 to 1953 at 77 Schiller Stß, Göeppingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.⁹ Shirley Frances Woodman was found on a passenger list on 4 March 1952; On 4 Mar 1952, she was listed as a passenger on the SS Washington, sailing from New York City to Bremerhaven, Germany. Shirley and her son, Rob, were sailing to Germany to join her husband, who was already stationed there.¹⁴ Shirley and Bob lived from 1953 to 1954 at Argonnen Stß, Bad Canstatt, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.⁹ Shirley Frances Woodman and Captain Robert Gladwin Roy were found on a passenger list on 21 October 1954; Lt. Robert and Shirley with their son, Robert A. bordered an aircraft of the Seaboard and Western Airlines and flew from Frankfurt to New York City.¹⁵ Shirley and Bob lived from 1955 to 1957 at Kimbro Loop, Fort Belvoir, Fairfax County, Virginia.^16,9 Shirley lived from 1957 to 1978 at 33 Blanchard Circle, Athol, Massachusetts.⁹ Shirley lived from 1978 to 2007 at Petersham, Massachusetts.⁹

Shirley Frances Woodman, age 62, married Harry Clemens Buell, age 68 , son of Charles Edgar Buell and Mabel Lydia Clemens, on 10 November 1979 at St. John's Episcopal Church, Athol, Massachusetts.^1,9,17,18 Shirley lived from 2007 to 2010 at 3016 Avalon Road, Paw Paw, Hampshire County, West Virginia.⁹ Shirley lived from 2010 to 2016 at Concordia Lutheran Ministries, Cabot, Butler County, Pennsylvania.⁹ She died on 13 April 2016 at Cabot, Butler County, Pennsylvania, at age 98.^3,5 Shirley's obituary of 26 April 2016, reads:



She was buried on 30 April 2016 at Jones Cemetery, Orange, Massachusetts.^3,5