Guyett, Shirley May (Peterson) (1926 - 2020)

GUYETT, PETERSON, FISH, CARROLL

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 8/12/2020 at 19:49:32

Name of deceased: Shirley May Guyett (nee Peterson)

Aged: 94 yrs, 4 mo

Residence: Harlan, Shelby County, IA

Born: March 6, 1926; Harlan, Shelby County, IA

Died: July 6, 2020; location not provided

Funeral services: Graveside: Friday, July 17, 2020; Harlan Cemetery, Harlan, IA

Survived by: Sons, Bruce (spouse, Collie Carroll) Guyett of Harlan, IA and Tim Guyett of Pasco, WA

Predeceased by: Parents, Orville and Blanche (nee Fish) Peterson; husband, Bud (deceased Nov. 17, 1992); brother, Francis

Education: Attended school in the Harlan (IA) school district and graduated in 1944

Religious affiliation: Active member, First United Methodist Church, Harlan, IA; she was a Sunday school teacher there for years

Military service: n/a

Marriage: Bernard “Bud” Guyett; Feb. 14, 1952; Congo Church, Harlan, IA

Employment: Worked for the Shelby County Treasurer’s and Assessor’s offices for more than 50 years; after she retired from the county, she cleaned houses with friends, enjoying the comradery.

Hobbies/Interests: Quilting and sewing; enjoyed the “Good Friends” Club; picking and arranging flowers; avid reader; cooking; when younger, she enjoyed big-band dancing with Bud and going to Nebraska football games in Lincoln, NE

Sources: harlanonline.com; kjan.com; knodfm.com; pauleyjones.com