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Shirley Anita (Maxwell) Durrett

Posted 2021-03-09 by mhenderson
Published in Today's News Herald on Mar. 9, 2021 -
Lake Havasu City, Arizona -

Shirley Anita Durrett, 78, passed away Thursday morning peacefully at
home. She was born in Detroit to parents Alvin and Berchie Maxwell.

Growing up in Troy and Utica, Michigan with her parents and brother
Jeff, she later graduated from Oakland University in 1964. That same
year she married Charles Durrett and began teaching elementary
education.

Shirley was vivacious, loved to travel, and talked to new people
everywhere she went. Having traveled to every continent except
Antarctica, she visited over 60 countries. Shirley found freedom in
travel by exploring other cultures, enjoying different cuisines, and
seeing the natural beauty around her. She was a book lover, enjoyed
crafts, and welcomed friends to wonderfully cooked homemade meals.

She is survived by her husband Charles of 56 years; four children,
Jason, Brendan, Erin, and Megan; and three granddaughters, Rosalind
Toll, Claire Toll, and Kira Durrett.

In lieu of flowers, a suggestion of donations be made to the American
Heart Association. In response to the pandemic, a private viewing will
be held prior to cremation at Mohave Memorial Lake Havasu Mortuary.





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