Shirley Boone, Wife of Pat Boone and Philanthropist, Dies

Pat Boone, right, and wife Shirley Boone arrive at Lipscomb University for the Dove Award, in Nashville, Tenn., on Oct. 7, 2014. Wade Payne/Invision/AP

BEVERLY HILLS—Shirley Boone, the longtime wife of singer Pat Boone as well as a philanthropist, has died. She was 84.

She passed away on Jan. 11, surrounded by her four daughters, Cherry, Lindy, Debby and Laury, who sang to her, Milt Suchin, Pat Boone’s manager, said in a statement.