Shirley Zay Marchant

1933 - 2019  (86 years)

• Name	Shirley Zay Marchant  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13]
  Birth	14 Aug 1933	Oklahoma   [1, 2, 3, 5, 10]
  Gender	Female
  Residence	Belen, N. M   [2]
  Residence	1935	Panama, Le Flore, Oklahoma   [3, 10]
  Residence	1940	Shady Point Township, Panama, Le Flore, Oklahoma, USA   [3]
  Residence	1950	Shady Point, Le Flore, Oklahoma, USA   [1]
  	Relation to Head: Daughter; Marital Status: Never Married
  Death	26 Aug 2019  [2]
  Person ID	I32087	CMW Most Recent 2026_0429
  Last Modified	30 Apr 2026

  
  

  Father	Lester E Marchant,   b. 3 Sep 1907, Oklahoma d. 31 Oct 1946, Talihina, Le Flore, Oklahoma, USA (Age 39 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Marie Mary Higgs,   b. 22 Oct 1911, Lathum, Le Flore County, Oklahoma, USA d. 8 Feb 2004, Midwest City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA (Age 92 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1 Oct 1927	Le Flore, Oklahoma, USA   [14, 15]
  Family ID	F9807	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Thornton
  Children	1. William Thornton  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F11286	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Apr 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Adam Arceneaux, Jr.,   b. 13 Jan 1926, Biloxi, Harrison, Mississippi, USA d. 30 Nov 1982 (Age 56 years)
  Marriage	22 Aug 1951	Van Buren, Crawford, Arkansas, USA   [5, 9, 13]
  Children	1. Living   2. Living
  Family ID	F9828	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Apr 2026

  
  

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