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Shirley Jean Powell Fillman

Birth	:	4 Sep 1927
Death	:	27 Apr 2014
Burial	:	Dawson Cemetery, Paton, Greene County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.1655998, -94.3283005
Description	:	Funeral services for Shirley Fillman, 86, of rural Paton, will be held at 10:30 am Thursday at the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Farnhamville with burial in the Dawson Township Cemetery west of Paton. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 pm Wednesday at the church with the family present from 5 to 7 pm. ---------------------------------------------------- Shirley Jean (Powell) Fillman, the daughter of Charles and Lydia (Pautsch) Powell, was born on September 4, 1927 in Deloit, Iowa and went to be with her Lord April 27, 2014 at the Friendship Haven Care Center in Fort Dodge, Iowa. Shirley lived a full life... Read More	Funeral services for Shirley Fillman, 86, of rural Paton, will be held at 10:30 am Thursday at the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Farnhamville with burial in the Dawson Township Cemetery west of Paton. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 pm Wednesday at the church with the family present from 5 to 7 pm. ---------------------------------------------------- Shirley Jean (Powell) Fillman, the daughter of Charles and Lydia (Pautsch) Powell, was born on September 4, 1927 in Deloit, Iowa and went to be with her Lord April 27, 2014 at the Friendship Haven Care Center in Fort Dodge, Iowa. Shirley lived a full life to the age of 86 years, 7 months and 23 days. The family moved to the Paton area in 1942 where Shirley attended Paton High School and graduated in 1944. Following high school, Shirley joined the Army Nurse Corps. Being only 16 years old, she had to wait a year before attending Iowa Methodist School of Nursing in Des Moines where she graduated in 1948. Shirley worked for one year as assistant head nurse at Iowa Methodist Hospital. On November 27, 1949, she was united in marriage to Fred J. Fillman Jr. at the Zion Lutheran Church in Gowrie, Iowa. They moved to the family farm near Paton and spent their entire married lives farming in the Paton community. Fred and Shirley were blessed with three children, Connie, Craig and Caryn. Shirley was a faithful member of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Farnhamville and was baptized on October 16, 1927 at Zion Lutheran Church in Denison. She was a member of the Lutheran Missionary League and taught Sunday school for many years. Shirley loved working in the yard and enjoyed endless hours of gardening. You could often find her volunteering for church projects, visiting friends and family, attending her grandchildren's athletic events and enjoying time at Spirit Lake. She regularly visited the nursing home and often delivered flowers and tomatoes, celebrated birthdays and shared her faith with residents. Shirley is survived by her husband, Fred Fillman Jr. of Paton; her children: Connie (Richard) Carstens of Jefferson, Craig (Elaine) Fillman of Paton and Caryn (Chuck) Hane of Jefferson, a sister: Gayleen Ruth of Paton, seven grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents and brother, Kenneth Powell. A celebration of Shirley's life was held Thursday, May 1, 2014, at 10:30 A.M. from the Holy Trinity Church in Farnhamville with Pastor Robert Zellmer officiating. Burial was made in the Dawson Township Cemetery west of Paton. Musical selections, "Abide with Me", "Beautiful Savior" and "Lift High the Cross" were sung by the congregation and accompanied by organist, Marsha Subbert. Serving as Cross bearers were Charlie Hane and Brayden Parks. Casket bearers were Bobby Johnson, Mike Sams, Peter Parks, Greg Gebhart, Josh Carstens and Matt Bunker. Honorary casket bearers were Joy Johnson, Kelly Sams, Sarah Parks, Nicole Gebhart, Mylissa Carstens and Aimee Bunker. ---------------------------------------------------- 1930 United States Federal Census Name: Shirley Powell Gender: Female Birth Year: abt 1928 Birthplace: Iowa Race: White Home in 1930: Goodrich, Crawford, Iowa Relation to Head of House: Daughter Father's Name: Charles Powell Father's Birthplace: Iowa Mother's name: Lydia Powell Mother's Birthplace: South Dakota Household Members: Charles Powell 26 Lydia Powell 24 Shirley Powell 2 Kenneth Powell 1 1940 United States Federal Census Home in 1940: Dodge, Guthrie, Iowa Residence in 1935: Rural, Crawford, Iowa Father's Birthplace: Iowa Mother's Birthplace: Minnesota Attended School or College: Yes Highest Grade Completed: Elem., 7th grade Native Language: English Household Members: Charles Powell 37 Lydia Powell 35 Shirley Powell 12 Kenneth Powell 10 Gayleen Powell 7

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Shirley Jean Powell Fillman's memorial is located at: Dawson Cemetery, Paton, Greene County, USA.
When did Shirley Jean Powell Fillman death?
Shirley Jean Powell Fillman death on 27 Apr 2014 in
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Latitude: 42.1655998
Longitude: -94.3283005

Family Members:

Parent

Charles Bryan Powell

(1902 - 1984)

Lydia E Pautsch Powell

(1904 - 1993)

Siblings

Kenneth Charles Powell

(1929 - 2000)

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