Virginia 'Ginny' Shively

VIRGINIA LEE "GINNY" SHIVELY

Keystone

Virginia Lee "Ginny" Shively, 85, died Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017, at Rose Haven Nursing Home in Marengo following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 7, at Phillips Funeral Home in Keystone with Father Craig Steimel officiating. Interment will be held at Keystone Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

Virginia was born Oct. 3, 1931, at Campbellsville, Ky., to Albert and Lucy (Garnett) Walters. On Nov. 16, 1946, she was united in marriage to William Shively at Campbellsville. He preceded her in death on Oct. 5, 2014.

Virginia was employed as a nurse's aide for 40 years, including Coppock Nursing Home in Vinton, Sunnycrest Nursing Home in Dysart and at Keystone Care Center since it opened. She was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Van Horne and the Keystone Legion Auxiliary.

She is survived by her daughter, Peggy (Jack) Rabe of Blairstown; her son, Jerry (Jo Ann) Shively of Urbandale; five grandchildren, Jeremy (Amanda) Shively of Davenport, Adam (Annie) Rabe of Marengo, Joseph Shively of Urbandale, Amelia (Jerimy) Eggert of Marengo and Jessica (Joshua) Shwery of Waukee; 11 great-grandchildren, Elizabeth, Imagin, Gavin, Aiden, Landon, Elijah, Alivia, Logan, Asher, Kinlee and Ellison; her brother, David Walters; and her sisters, Lois Richardson and Barbara Pike, all of Campbellsville.

In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by her daughter, Janice Shively; great-granddaughter, McKenzie Shwery; brothers, Herbert Walters and Raymond "Bill" Walters; and sister, Edith Lawson.

Condolences may be left at: www.phillipsfuneralhomes.com.