Bradshaw, Shirley J.

Shirley J. Bradshaw, age 85 of RR Abingdon, died at 11:45 a.m. Thursday, October 16, 2014 at the OSF St. Mary Medical Center emergency room in Galesburg.

She was born on November 1, 1928 on the family farm in Warren County, the daughter of Arlien and Lena Byram Meadows. She married W. Dean Bradshaw on September 18, 1947.

Shirley is survived by her husband of 67 years, Dean; one son, Terry (Jane) Bradshaw of Galesburg; one daughter, Peggy (Bob Weber) Bradshaw of Abingdon; seven grandchildren, Bobby Dean Chase, Barry (Jessica) Bradshaw, Lori (George) Enderlin, Julie (Mark) Trulson, Sarah (Eric) Shaw, Kevin Chase and Roger Chase; seventeen great-grandchildren: and a sister-in-law, Beulah Meadows of rural Berwick.

She was preceded in death by her parents, one daughter, Karen Chase and three brothers, Bob, Raymond and Delwyn.

Shirley graduated from Abingdon High School in 1946 and later attended Western Illinois University in Macomb. She was a homemaker and was a past volunteer at Galesburg Cottage Hospital. She had served as Justice of the Peace in St. Augustine, managed the former Wagon Wheel Motel near St. Augustine and was a secretary at the former Gale Products in Galesburg. She lived most of her life in the Abingdon area and had also lived in the Buffalo, Missouri area. She was a member of the Christian Church in Abingdon. Her hobbies included china painting, crocheting, bird watching, collecting rocks, planting flowers and taking care of the garden. She truly loved her family and enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, October 20, 2014 at the Christian Church in Abingdon. Rev. Darryl McDaniel will officiate. Private burial will be in the Meridian Cemetery, rural Berwick following the funeral luncheon. Visitation will be held from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Sunday at the Hinchliff-Pearson-West Abingdon Chapel.

Memorials may be made to the Christian Church. Online condolences may be made at www.h-p-w.com.

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