Obituary - Shirley Marie (Feyerabend) West

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COLUMBUS, KANSAS: Shirley M. West, age 81 passed away at 10:19 am, Thursday, July 18, 2013 at Quaker Hill Manor, Lowell, KS after a long illness.

She was born January 30, 1932 in Council Bluffs, IA.

She was the youngest of five children born to William and Hazel (Decker) Feyerabend.

She had lived in Columbus the past 31 years, moving from Wichita, KS.

She attended schools in Iowa and Minnesota.

She was a member of Westside Christian Church, Wichita, KS and was a lifetime member of the VFW Auxiliary, Columbus, KS.

She merchandised greeting cards all over the four states and Texas for 30 years.

She enjoyed fishing the strip pits and traveling in the Rockies.

Shirley married Wilfred Quinn in 1953.

She then married Don West in 1982. He passed away in 1991.

She was also preceded in death by her sister, Doris Ladwig, and brother.

Surviving is one son, Phil Quinn (wife, Michelle) Wichita, KS; two daughters, Patty Elmore (husband, Bill) Columbus, KS, and Beth Quinn, Wichita, KS; one brother William Feyerabend, Ames, IA; one sister, Albertine Dalgliesh, State of Virginia; 4 grandchildren, Jared Feast (wife, Krystal), Pittsburg, KS, Bill Elmore (wife, Raven) Columbus, KS, Brooke Simms, Wichita, KS, and Cory Simms, Wichita, KS; 4 great grandchildren, Mason, Austin, Keyanna Feast, and Zoie Elmore.

Funeral services will be at 11:00 am, Saturday, July 20, 2013 at Derfelt Funeral Home, Columbus, KS. Pastor Dennis Johnson will officiate.

Burial will be in Edgmand Cemetery, Columbus, KS.

Pallbearers will be Phil Quinn, Bill Elmore, Bill Elmore Jr, Jared Feast, Cory Simms, and Doug Anderson.

The family will receive friends from 7:00 – 8:00 pm, Friday, July 19, 2013 at Derfelt Funeral Home, Columbus, KS.