Shirley Eilene Wilcox (Waddle)
August 20, 1936 — March 2, 2010
Shirley E. Wilcox, 73, of 4208 Northwood Drive N.E., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Tuesday, March 2, 2010, in St. Luke’s Hospital. Services: 10:00 a.m., Saturday, March 6, 2010, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Center Point, by the Rev. Kerrin Kirkpatrick. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m., Friday, March 5, 2010, at the funeral home. Burial: Urbana Cemetery, Urbana.
Survivors include her children, Donald Jacobson (Melinda Youngblood) of Shelby, Nebraska, Rita (Robert) Felker of Center Point, Joe (Barb) Jacobson of Cedar Rapids, Terry Jacobson of Cedar Rapids and Roy (Sheralee) Stigers of Brighton, Colorado; fifteen grandchildren; one great grandchild; and sisters, Pauline Mason of Shellsburg, Iowa, and Judith Ary of Sparks, Nevada.
Shirley was preceded in death by her husband, William; parents; son, Robert Jacobson; and two sisters, Mary Alice Waddle and Margaret Anne Attaway.
Born August 20, 1936, in Fairfax, Iowa, Shirley was the daughter of Hersel Cyril and Dorothy (Dodge) Waddle. On July 19, 1989, she was united in marriage to William “Bill” Wilcox. She was a machinist for Nissen Universal Kidde Inc., retiring in 1984.
Shirley and Bill enjoyed dancing, dining out and family activities. In her younger years, she enjoyed bowling and later her ladies luncheon group.
A memorial fund has been established in Shirley’s memory.
Survivors include her children, Donald Jacobson (Melinda Youngblood) of Shelby, Nebraska, Rita (Robert) Felker of Center Point, Joe (Barb) Jacobson of Cedar Rapids, Terry Jacobson of Cedar Rapids and Roy (Sheralee) Stigers of Brighton, Colorado; fifteen grandchildren; one great grandchild; and sisters, Pauline Mason of Shellsburg, Iowa, and Judith Ary of Sparks, Nevada.
Shirley was preceded in death by her husband, William; parents; son, Robert Jacobson; and two sisters, Mary Alice Waddle and Margaret Anne Attaway.
Born August 20, 1936, in Fairfax, Iowa, Shirley was the daughter of Hersel Cyril and Dorothy (Dodge) Waddle. On July 19, 1989, she was united in marriage to William “Bill” Wilcox. She was a machinist for Nissen Universal Kidde Inc., retiring in 1984.
Shirley and Bill enjoyed dancing, dining out and family activities. In her younger years, she enjoyed bowling and later her ladies luncheon group.
A memorial fund has been established in Shirley’s memory.
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