Shirley Mae (Gilliland) Bliss (1941 - 2016)

Born 4 Nov 1941 in De Soto, Dallas County, Iowa, USA

Died 4 Jan 2016 at age 74 in Boone County, Iowa, USA

Biography

OBITUARY: Shirley Mae Bills, age 74, of Boone, died January 4, 2016, at the Boone County Hospital.

Shirley was born in De Soto, Iowa, on November 4, 1941, the daughter of Harry and Phyllis (Swihart) Gilliland.

On August 26, 1956, Shirley married Chad Bills in Perry, Iowa. She was a wife, mother, grandmother, and homemaker.

In earlier years, Shirley enjoyed dancing. She later enjoyed crocheting, latch hook, and watching pro wrestling, old western movies, and the Price Is Right on television. Shirley was always conscious of her health.

She is preceded in death by her parents, her husband, a son Jeff Bills, two great granddaughters, Amber and Raven Low, and a sister Annette Chiafos.

Shirley is survived by a son Dave Bills and wife Vickie of Dayton; two daughters Pat Elsberry and husband Craig and Shirley Glover, all of Boone; two brothers Ronnie Gilliland and wife Carol of Bouton, and Bob Gilliland of Jefferson; a sister Suzie Spinks of Arnolds Park; nine grandchildren, Brandon Elsberry and wife Amy, Blake Elsberry and wife Belinda, Clayton Bills, Colten Bills, Lachelle Nelson, Alissa Bills, Travis Bills, Shane Low and wife Ocean, and Niki Hanson; and eleven great grandchildren.

Funeral services will be Monday, January 11, 2016, at 10:30 a.m. at the Open Bible Church in Boone with Pastor Phil Waldo officiating. A committal service and burial will be in the Dayton Cemetery in Dayton Monday afternoon at 1:00 p.m.

Obituary & photo published by Schroeder Memorial Chapel at Sixth and Marshall in Boone

Sources

• FindAGrave.com Memorial 156793269 [1]