Shirley M. Perkins’ Old Towne Orange
Is it called “the circle” or “the plaza?” One Old Towne Orange-born and raised woman got the last word—on her headstone. Shirley M. Perkins, an Orange resident from 1926 to 2021, wanted everyone to know that the heart of our neighborhood is called “the plaza,” no ifs, ands, or buts about it. Orange from Birth…