l)exter Brown Brieon l-1arry 
 
Pallbearers Brysan DuVall l)ontrail Harry 
 
Lany Hdwards Ch ri5lojJ!ur.Jell~s 
 
In lieu of flowers, a donation can be n1ade to Spehnan College in n1en1ory of Shirley Jelks to the NAASC/Donald M. Stewart Endnwed Scholarship, 350 Speln1an Lane Box 1303, Atlanta, <JA ~0:~14. 
 
Acknowledgements The family of the late Shirley Ann Jelks t,rraciou5ly aduwwlt: 5 with sincere appretiation the many kind expres.\ion~ r~{ hroi <~ onrnu. 
Each sympathetic exp,ression has served as a great mura of comfort for each of us. A special thanks to Kevin ~\dams and his family and the entiTe st(iff of Beth Israel Jlospital in ~Vew )(nk City 
for your outstanding servite and support. 
May God shower His richest blessing upon each ofyou. 
The Jelks Fan1ily 
 
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Sunrise: july 2, 1946- Sunset: February 27, 2010 
Wedu c.srlay, March 10, 2010  11:00 an1 
Wade Funeral H()lne, Twin Chapel 4800 Natural Bridge Avenue Saint Louis, Missouri 63115 
Reverend Elaine Jefferson Woodson, Eulogist 
 
 Shirley Ann Jelks was born 
July 2, 1946 to the late Douglas 
Jelks and Louise Hilda Smith Jelks, the oldest of 5 girls. She graduated from Charles E. Sumner High School in St. Louis and was a 1968 graduate of Spehnan College, Atlanta, GA. She later earned a Master's degree in Urban Planning from Hunter College, New York City, and an MBA in Business Applications from New York Institute of Technology, New York City. 
She joined Antioch Baptist Church of St. Louis and later was a member of Abyssinian Baptist Church of Harlem, New York. She was married for a decade to Alexander Harrison. 
 
Shirley worked as an Urban Planner for the City of Newark, NJ, Chicago, IL and retired from the New York Transit Authority in 2001. She worked as a substitute teacher in New York City. Since 2001, she worked as a census enumerator for the United States Census Bureau. 
While in high school, Shirley was a member of the National Baptist Convention Youth Choir under the direction of the late Grace Taylor. She sang with the Spelman College Glee Club while in college. She was a life 1nember of the National Alumnae Association of Spelman College. Her passion was working on political campaigns. She worked on Barack Obama's presidential campaign. 
She leaves to mourn her n1other, Mrs. Louise H. Jelks of Atlanta, GA; her sisters, Joyce E. Jelks of Atlanta, GA; Kayle S. Jelks of St. Louis, MO; Sheliah Jelks Ozier (John) of St. Louis, MO; adopted sister Nicky Hill of Dallas, TX; five nieces and nephews and 13 great-nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her father, Douglas Jelks, and sister, Sandra Lorraine Jelks. 
 
Prelude Processional Selection .................................... Mr. Alonzo Stalling 
Emmanuel Baptist Church Scripture Reading ................. .Deacon DetesterJefferson 
Light ofJericho Church Prayer ................................ .Deacon DetesterJefferson 
Light ofJericho Church Selection ................................... .Mr. Alonzo Stalling 
Emmanuel Baptist Church Poem ................................. Mrs. Keytra N Crenshaw Reflection .................................... Ms. Joyce E. Jelks Eulogy ........................... Rev. ElaineJefferson Woodson 
Simply The Word Ministry Acknowledgements ..................... Mrs. Sandra DuVall Recessional 
- Interment Lake Charles Park Cemetery & Mausoleum 
7775 St. Charles Rock Road St. Louis, Missouri 63114 
- RepastLunch will be served at the Omega Center immediately after interment 
Omega Center 3 900 Goodfellow Blvd St Louis, Missouri 63120