Shirley May (Moore) Backor was born on September 13, 1926 in Sioux City, Iowa to Dorothy (Carroll) and L.A. Moore. She married Earl Andrew Backor on September 4, 1947 in Crystal City. She graduated high school in Crystal City in 1943. She received her nursing degree from the University of the Incarnate Word Santa Rosa program and worked as a registered nurse for more than 50 years. She worked as a U.S. Army cadet nurse from 1943-1946. She was a longtime member of the Catholic Women’s Club in Uvalde. She was preceded in death by her parents; one brother, Don Moore; and one sister, Margaret Williams. Blessed to be her nine children are: Dorothy Brady of San Antonio, Beth Hammer and husband, Don, of Hobbs, New Mexico, Steve Backor and wife, Karen, of Kerrville, Kathleen Zadik and husband, Ed, of Natalia, Ricky Backor of Temple, Paul Backor and wife, Jeannie, of Harlingen, Barbie Hoffman of Uvalde, Sharon Vaughan and husband, Jeff, of Uvalde, and Karen McLaughlin and husband, Donald, Jr., of Uvalde. She is also survived by 23 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren, and one on the way; one brother, Jack Moore and wife, Tinker, of New Braunfels; and one sister, Mary Jean Kilpatrick of California.
Shirley May (Moore) Backor was born on September 13, 1926 in Sioux City, Iowa to Dorothy (Carroll) and L.A. Moore. She married Earl Andrew Backor on September 4, 1947 in Crystal City. She graduated high school in Crystal City in 1943. She received her nursing degree from the University of the Incarnate Word Santa Rosa program and worked as a registered nurse for more than 50 years. She worked as a U.S. Army cadet nurse from 1943-1946. She was a longtime member of the Catholic Women’s Club in Uvalde. She was preceded in death by her parents; one brother, Don Moore; and one sister, Margaret Williams. Blessed to be her nine children are: Dorothy Brady of San Antonio, Beth Hammer and husband, Don, of Hobbs, New Mexico, Steve Backor and wife, Karen, of Kerrville, Kathleen Zadik and husband, Ed, of Natalia, Ricky Backor of Temple, Paul Backor and wife, Jeannie, of Harlingen, Barbie Hoffman of Uvalde, Sharon Vaughan and husband, Jeff, of Uvalde, and Karen McLaughlin and husband, Donald, Jr., of Uvalde. She is also survived by 23 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren, and one on the way; one brother, Jack Moore and wife, Tinker, of New Braunfels; and one sister, Mary Jean Kilpatrick of California.
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