Shirley Louise King

Shirley Louise King
August 26, 1932 - February 07, 2012
North English, Iowa
Visitation: 4 PM to 7 PM February 09, 2012 at Powell Funeral Home & Cremation Service, North English, IA
Funeral Service: 10:00 AM February 10, 2012 at Powell Funeral Home and Cremation Service, North English, IA
Interment: February 10, 2012 at Brethren Cemetery, South English, IA
Shirley Louise King, age 79, died on Tuesday, February 7, 2012, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 10:00 AM, on Friday, February 10, 2012, at the Powell Funeral Home and Cremation Service in North English. Visitation will be from 4 PM to 7 PM at the funeral home on Thursday, February 9, 2012. Burial will be in the Brethren Cemetery near South English. A memorial fund has been established for Mercy Hospice and the North English QRS. Messages and tributes may be left at www.powellfuneralhomes.com under obituaries. Shirley Louise King was born on August 26, 1932, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the daughter of John and Lottie Cross Boedeker. She grew up in Cedar Rapids and married Norman F. King there on October 29, 1950.. They made their home in the North English community and in 1980 moved to Wellman. While in Wellman, Shirley worked 19 years in the kitchen at Mid-Prairie High School. She was a member of the English River Church of the Brethren. She loved being surrounded by her family, listening to music, cooking and Kentucky Fried Chicken. After Norman's in death in January 2004, she moved to North English. Shirley is survived by five children: Diane (Dennis) Curley of Cotter, Arkansas; Barbara (Darrell) Jones of Norman, Oklahoma; Susan King of Oskaloosa, Iowa; Patty (Brian) Fisher of South English, Iowa; Bill (Donna) King of Williamsburg, Iowa; 10 grandchildren; 1 great grandchild; and two sisters: Nadine Brady of Anamosa, Iowa and Mary Ann Gates of Central City, Iowa. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband in January 2004