Shirley Beaver Fritz, 83, of Priceton, KY, formerly of Bear Creek, passed away on Thursday, March 5, 2020 at Princeton Nursing and Rehabilitation.
She was a member of Southside Baptist Church in Princeton where she taught the High School Seniors Sunday School Class and was a member of the choir.
She was a former member of Hillcrest Baptist Church in Hopkinsville, KY.
Shirley was an All-State Basketball player in North Carolina and later a college cheerleader for Bethel College. She was named “Teacher of the Year” at Millbrook Elementary School in Hopkinsville, KY. She was a member of Caldwell County Retired Teachers, Friends of the Library, an HR Ministries Coach and a Sonshine Tuesday Leader. She was a supporter of Read Across America and King’s Kitchen. She sat on the Caldwel Medical Board for 14 years. She was a loving mother and devoted wife.
Shirley is survived by her husband Bob Fritz of Princeton; one daughter, Robyn Cole Fritz of Henderson, KY; one son, James Robert Fritz of Los Angeles; one sister, Alicia Beaver Kidd and husband Jimmy of Bear Creek; one brother, Jay Carr Beaver and wife Judy of Pittsboro; brother-in-law, John Glosson of Pittsboro; sister-in-law, Helen Stone Beaver of Bear Creek; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, Coley Carr Beaver and Ruby Iola Henson Beaver, sister Ann Beaver Glosson, and brother, Charles Deane Beaver.