Shirley (Holman) Morbitzer

Shirley Holman Morbitzer, 84, of Amarillo, passed away Sunday, September 1, 2019. Funeral services will be 2:00 pm Thursday at Cox-Rowley Funeral Home Chapel, 4180 Canyon Dr. Burial will be at Memory Gardens Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00-8:00 pm Wednesday at the funeral home. Shirley was born December 29, 1934 in Amarillo to Ted and Gladys Holman. She graduated from St. Mary’s High School. She married Edward “Rodney” Morbitzer on June 24, 1956 in Amarillo. Shirley was a library assistant at Glenwood Elementary School. She enjoyed crocheting and doing arts and crafts. Shirley attended Tenth Ave. United Methodist Church for many years. She will be dearly missed by those who knew and loved her. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Edward “Rodney” Morbitzer; her brother, Robert Holman; and her son-in-law, Terry Wells. Survivors include a son, Hubert “Bert” Morbitzer of Amarillo; a daughter, Michelle Wells of Amarillo; a granddaughter, McKenna Wells of Amarillo. The family would like to extend special thanks to Dr. Joanne Wilson, Dr. Taylor Carlisle, the 5th floor nursing staff at BSA Hospital, and the staff at BSA Hospice of the Southwest for their loving care of Shirley. They would also especially like to thank Sandra Vasquez, who was Shirley’s personal caregiver for the last 2 ½ years of her life. The family suggests memorials may be made to Olivia’s Angels c/o BSA Hospice of the Southwest, 5211 SW 9th Ave. Ste. #100, Amarillo, TX 79106.