Shirley Cutler Drew

Shirley Cutler Drew, born Aug. 24, 1939 in Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, died Sept.17 in Polson. She was 77 years old.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 33 years, Kenneth Lee Drew, and her parents, Shirley Youngs Cutler and Louise McLean Cutler. She is survived by her brother, Lee McLean Cutler, of Jackson, Wyo., her nephew, Keith Cutler, of Kailua, Hawaii, and her nieces, Susan Erickson, of Polson, and Kate Buck, of Fort Huachuca, Ariz.

Shirley graduated from high school in Carmel, Calif., in 1957 and attended Oregon State University, where she was a member of Delta Delta Delta Sorority.

Before she moved to Polson in 2005, she and her husband retired to Fernley, Nev., in 1999 from Roswell, N.M., where they had lived for 20 years and owned and operated Great Southwest Aviation, Inc.

Gardening was Shirley’s lifelong avocation. She was a Master Gardener, a Life Flower Show Judge and landscape critic and a former member of the Oasis Garden Club of Roswell. She served in many capacities on local, state and regional levels with garden clubs. She was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

In Shirley’s honor, donations may be made to the scholarship program for the National Garden Clubs, Inc., 4401 Magnolia Ave., St. Louis, Miss., 63110.

Shirley’s family would like to thank the staff of Polson Health and Rehabilitation in Polson, for their thoughtful care.