Shirley King

SHIRLEY KING

Monticello

Shirley King, 79, died Jan. 3, 2017, at Jones Regional Hospital following a brief illness.

Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 9, at First Presbyterian Church, Monticello, with interment in Oakwood Cemetery. Pastor Emory Gillespie will officiate at the services. Friends may call from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Goettsch Funeral Home, Monticello.

Thoughts, memories and condolences may be left at www.goettschonline.com.

Surviving are her husband, Glen; two daughters, Melinda (Scott) Michaelis of Springville and Christine (Gerald) Dutcher of Long Lane, Mo.; three grandchildren, Makayla Burkle, Jamie Chappell and Sierra (Jared) Parker; four great-grandchildren, Natalie Burkle, Jaxson Chappell, Easton and Huck Parker; and three siblings, Lavern Ebel of Williamsburg, Evelyn (Ivan) Strief of Cedar Rapids and Larry (Carol) Ebel of Eau Claire, Wis.

She was preceded in death by her parents; a sister, Luetta Schauffner; and a brother, Melvin Ebel.

Shirley Ann Ebel was born Aug. 15, 1937, in Marengo, Iowa, the daughter of Louis and Lillie Calvert Ebel. Shirley graduated from Williamsburg High School and continued her education at Cedar Rapids Business College. She then was employed at Allen Motors in Cedar Rapids. Shirley Ebel and Glen King were married on Oct. 30, 1960, at Williamsburg Presbyterian Church. The couple made their home in the Monticello community, where Shirley worked at the Senior Home.

Shirley was a member of First Presbyterian Church. She and Glen loved to go camping and were members of Pete's Flea's Camping Club.

She loved to garden, can her produce and grow flowers as well.

What she really enjoyed most in life were her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.