Shirley was born on September 8, 1913 in Altus, Oklahoma to Nathaniel Henry Moore and Addie Nola Elkins. He was a farmer in Quanah, Texas. Shirley’s hobbies were traveling and he and his wife Ruth had made it to all 50 states. Traveling companions are R.A. and Marie Bradley-close loved ones and family. Shirley married Ruth Cash on March 27, 1934 in Brownfield, Texas. They were married 75 years.