Funeral service for Shirley Carothers Wellhouse will be 2:00 p.m. Thursday, January 7, 2016, in the Indiahoma United Methodist Church with Rev. Les Bussell, Pastor, officiating.

Private family burial will be in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Indiahoma, at a later date. Arrangements are under the direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home.

The family will greet friends from 6-8 pm Wednesday at the funeral home.

Shirley Carothers Wellhouse, age 82, passed away Monday, January 4, 2016 in Lawton. She was born August 12, 1933 in Mountain Park, Oklahoma to Goldie Burton and Dewey Duke. She attended school in Mountain Park and later moved to San Fernando, California. Her family returned to Oklahoma and she graduated high school in Snyder. She married Sam Carothers on November 18, 1950 in Indiahoma. He preceded her in death in August of 1988. She was employed by the Snyder Stockyards, Apache Stockyards and Bernina Sewing Center. She was a homemaker and worked on the family farm. On November 15, 2000 she married Kenneth Wellhouse. They enjoyed square dancing and traveling. She was an accomplished seamstress and artisan, making many beautiful items throughout her life. Shirley was a longtime member of the Indiahoma United Methodist Church.

She is survived by her husband, of the home; two sons and a daughter in law, Ricky and Donna Carothers, Indiahoma, Oklahoma and David Carothers, Edmond, Oklahoma; a step son, Doug Wellhouse and wife Linda, Lawton; a step daughter, Deeanne Rampey and husband Mark, Bristow, Virginia; a step son, D.J. Wellhouse and wife Robin, Eden, Wyoming; many grandchildren, great grandchildren and a special sister in law, Barbara Carothers-Robertson, Lawton.

Her parents, her husband of 37 years and her sister, Juanita Harwell, preceded her in death.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Indiahoma United Methodist Church, 918 E ST, Snyder OK 73566-2240.