Shirley Anne Nunn

Shirley Anne Nunn (Powell, Bolin) passed away at 10:31 a.m. on Tuesday, October19, 2021, at the age of 78.  She was born April 13, 1943, in Oakland, California to Harold (Barney) and Mary Powell.  
Mary, Barney and Shirley moved back to Aurora when she was three years old.  Shirley grew up in Aurora and graduated from Southwest Missouri State with her B.S. and Master’s degrees in Education.  She later received her gifted Education Certification.  Shirley taught school in Aurora for 32 years.  She taught kindergarten, first and second grades at Lowell and Robinson Schools.  Shirley and Ruth Alex were the first kindergarten teachers in the Aurora School district.  She was the Director of Gifted Education for several years before her retirement.
Shirley believed that Aurora was a great place to grow up, attend school, teach, and live.  She dedicated her life to her wonderful family, her teaching career, her faith and her extended family and friends.  She loved being with her grandchildren and attending as many of their activities as possible.  Shirley loved being with family and friends, going on road trips, laughing, singing, going to plays and community activities, being on the beach in Florida, traveling the U.S. and playing cards with her friends.
Shirley is survived by her children, Todd (Tammy) Bolin of Willard, Missouri, and Jeff (Jami) Bolin of Nixa, Missouri; five grandchildren, Taylor, Tassilyn, Luke, Laci, and Bret; sister, Linda (Joe) Bossi; uncle, Boone Powell; the Tom Nunn family and her many cousins.
Shirley was preceded in death by her husband, Tom, parents, Barney and Mary Powell and her aunt, Babe Powell.
A visitation was held from 1:00-3:00 p.m. on Friday, October 22, 2021, at the Crafton-Cantrell Funeral Home in Aurora, with a graveside service that followed at 3:30 p.m. at the Maple Park Cemetery in Aurora.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made payable to the Shelly Sacks Foundation, PO Box 8960, Springfield, Missouri 65801 or CFOzarks.org/sachs.
Online condolences may be shared at www.CraftonCantrellFuneralHome.com.