Shirley Ann Smith was born on Sept. 13, 1943, in Porterville, Calif.
She grew up in Fallon, Nev., before moving to the Bay Area, where she worked as a seamstress and was the owner of Shirley’s Sensations, before retiring to Prescott.
She is survived by her sons, Christopher Montooth of Fallon, Nev., Sean Smith [Cheryl] of San Jose, Calif; and grandson Syncere Smith.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Patrick, and her mother, Madeline Davies.
Christopher Fox Graham is the managing editor of the Sedona Rock Rocks News, The Camp Verde Journal and the Cottonwood Journal Extra. Hired by Larson Newspapers as a copy editor in 2004, he became assistant manager editor in October 2009 and managing editor in August 2013. Graham has won awards for editorials, investigative news reporting, headline writing, page design and community service from the Arizona Newspapers Association. Graham has also been featured in Editor & Publisher magazine. He lectures on journalism and First Amendment law and is a nationally recognized performance aka slam poet. Retired U.S. Army Col. John Mills, former director of Cybersecurity Policy, Strategy, and International Affairs referred to him as "Mr. Slam Poet."
