11/10/1938 - 1/3/2018
Shirley Huey, age 79, a resident of Portland, passed away on Wednesday, January 3, 2018 at Parkview North Hospital in Fort Wayne.
Shirley was born on November 10, 1938, in Ullin, Illinois the daughter of Wilbur and Erma (Poole) Richards. She worked for FCC in Portland for 15 years, retiring in 2005. She was a member of the Trinity United Methodist Church in Portland. Shirley married Ralph James Huey on October 21, 1995.
Survivors include: Her husband: Ralph James Huey – Portland, Indiana
4 daughters: Theresa Maze (husband Dennis) – Cobden, IL Barbara Cowin (husband Roger) – Richmond, Indiana Mendy Chamness (husband Kenneth) – Lynn, Indiana Pamela Straley (husband David) – Geneva, Indiana
2 sons: Stanley Peeler (wife Pam) – Anna, IL Richard Huey (wife Connie) – North Carolina4 sisters: Betty Mowery (husband Delno) – Anna, IL Gloria Jerrell – Buncombe, IL Kathy Trexler (husband Gary) – Tennessee Lori Tite (husband Rodney) – Ullin, IL 5 grandchildren and several great grandchildren
She was preceded in death by her parents, Wilbur and Erma Richards, grandchildren, Brandy Wiseman and Shannon Johnson, great grandson, Quinton Wolfal, sister Delores Miller, brother, Bud Richards and brother-in-law, Jack Jerrell.
Visitation will be held on Sunday from 5-7 p.m. at the Trinity United Methodist Church in Portland. Visitation will also be held on Monday from 10 a.m. – 12 noon on Monday at Williamson and Spencer Funeral Home in Portland.
Funeral services will be held on Monday at 12 p.m. at the Williamson and Spencer Funeral Home in Portland. Pastor Jason Rice will officiate and burial will follow in the Center Cemetery, west of Portland.
Williamson & Spencer Funeral Home online obit (accessed 1/4/2018
Buried in Center Cemetery