Phillips, Shirley Lee (Dreyer) (1938 - 2022)

PHILLIPS, DREYER, PHILLIPS, RICHARDS, KNOP, GAMBLE, JONES, DOCKER, KELLY, BLEVINS

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 8/8/2022 at 14:20:41

Name of deceased: Shirley Lee Phillips (nee Dreyer)

Aged: 84 yrs, 3 mo, 4 days

Residence: Harlan, Shelby County, IA

Born: April 10, 1938; Oakland, Pottawattamie County, IA

Died: July 14, 2022; Elmcrest Nursing Home, Harlan, Shelby County, IA

Funeral services: Tuesday, July 19, 2022; Rieken-Vieth Funeral Home, Oakland, IA; burial was in the Wheeler Grove Cemetery, Oakland, IA

Survived by: Daughters, Cherri Phillips of Fremont, NE, Colleen Richards (spouse, Mike) of Elliott, IA, and Candace Knop (spouse, Mark) of Henderson, IA; grandchildren, Marty Richards, Kelli Gamble, Joshua Knop (spouse, Shonda), and Jerrica Jones; great-grandchildren, Kaden, Kaleb, and Kingston Docker, Olivia Gamble, Jacoby, Kenley, and Braxton Knop, and Addison Jones; sister, Donna Kelly of Oakland, IA; brother, Norman “Eddie” Dreyer (spouse, Karen) of Palm Bay, FL; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Norman Edward and Luella Norine (nee Blevins) Dreyer; husband, Lowell (deceased Nov. 28, 2008)

Education: Attended school in Oakland, IA

Religious affiliation: No information provided

Military service: n/a

Marriage: Lowell Kay Phillips; Sep. 17, 1954; Carson United Methodist Church, Carson, IA

Employment: After her marriage, Shirley worked at several jobs including as a waitress and also cleaning cabins at Shady Lawn Restaurant and Motel; she then became a bus driver for the Carson Macedonia School District and then the Riverside School District. She drove a bus for more than 30 years before she retired.

Hobbies/Interests: She served on the Carson Rodeo Board and the Carson Park Board; Shirley enjoyed going to craft fairs and collected owls. Mostly, she loved spending time with her grandchildren.

Sources: kjan.com; riekenfuneralhome.com