Background
Gearhart, Shirlee Morton was born on February 3, 1935 in Jacksonville, North Carolina, United States. Daughter of Clyde and Adell (Gurganus) M.
Gearhart, Shirlee Morton was born on February 3, 1935 in Jacksonville, North Carolina, United States. Daughter of Clyde and Adell (Gurganus) M.
Bachelor of Science in Education, East Carolina University, 1957. Master of Arts in Art Education, East Carolina University, 1961.
Art teacher, New Hanover County Schools, Wilmington, North Carolina, 1959-1995; retired.
Member North Carolina Art Education Association (Secondary Art Teacher of Year 1993-1994), Delta Kappa Gamma.
Married James Lee Gearhart, July 3, 1959. Children: Jamy Lee, Ann-Marie. Married John Curtiss Welles, April 28, 1982.