Statler Family Obituaries
Statler, Shirley Mae (nee Smith)
Shirley M. Statler, 86, of Jackson, passed away Monday, July 1, 2013 at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.
She was born November 20, 1926, in Jackson, daughter of Roy Bryan Smith and Rika Loos Smith Mabrey. She and E. Hirschel Statler were married August 29, 1948. He passed away May 12, 2009.
Shirley was an active member of Emanuel United Church of Christ in Jackson where she had been, among other things; a secretary, Sunday school teacher, youth fellowship vacation bible school teacher, a member of the church council and Bethany Circle. She worked part time at H. W. Meyr Accounting Service in Cape Girardeau and the Jackson Bowling Lanes. Being a bowler herself, she taught many youngsters how to bowl. She helped with Cub Scouts and had been a room mother for several years.
Loving survivors include; a son, Mark Statler of Jackson; a sister, Bonnie L. Wilkening of Cape Girardeau; a brother, R.B. (Judith Schuch) Smith of Lovell, Wyoming; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, a son, Joe Scott Statler, a brother, Richard L. Smith, an infant brother, and two step-sisters, June Hilpert and Dorothy Shea.
Friends may call Friday, July 5, 2013 from 4-8 PM at the chapel of McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.
The funeral will be Saturday, July 6, 2013, at 10:30 AM, at the funeral home, with the Rev. Sam Roethemeyer officiating.
Interment will be in Cape County Memorial Park Cemetery in Cape Girardeau.
Memorials may take the form of contributions to Emanuel United Church of Christ or the charity of choice.
Printed in the Friday, July 5, 2013 edition of the Southeast Missourian, Cape Girardeau, MO
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