Shirley Margaret Schlatter McElroy, 98, of Terre Haute died Wednesday Jan. 13, 2010 in LaGrage, Ky with her family by her side.
She was born in 1911 in Dick Johnson Township in rural Clay County as the third of nine children of father William Schlatter and mother Selma Sptima Rojhan Schlatter.
She graduated from Van Buren High School in Van Buren in 1929. Three years later, she married "Bill" McElroy and resided on a family farm in Reelsville for 64 years. During that time, she raised two daughters, cared for her husband's elderly relatives and kept house for an extended family while supporting school and community activities.
Mrs. McElroy was a longtime adult leader in the local 4-H club, teaching young women cooking and sewing skills. She was an accomplished seamstress and won top prize at the Indian State Fair in the adult division for a dress that she designed, made and modeled. She moved to Terre Haute in 1995 with husband Bill who retired from farming.
Shirley was a charter member of the Four Leaf Clover Extension Club, Country Reading Club and the Third Wednesday Club. She also was a member of the First Christian Church in Greencastle and an active member of the Christian Women's Fellowship.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 70 years, John William McElroy, who died in 2001, as well as seven brothers, Fred "Fritz" Schlatter, Kenneth Schlatter, Gene Schlatter, Jack Schlatter, Carl Schlatter, Bobby Schlatter and Max Schlatter.
She was born in 1911 in Dick Johnson Township in rural Clay County as the third of nine children of father William Schlatter and mother Selma Sptima Rojhan Schlatter.
She graduated from Van Buren High School in Van Buren in 1929. Three years later, she married "Bill" McElroy and resided on a family farm in Reelsville for 64 years. During that time, she raised two daughters, cared for her husband's elderly relatives and kept house for an extended family while supporting school and community activities.
Mrs. McElroy was a longtime adult leader in the local 4-H club, teaching young women cooking and sewing skills. She was an accomplished seamstress and won top prize at the Indian State Fair in the adult division for a dress that she designed, made and modeled. She moved to Terre Haute in 1995 with husband Bill who retired from farming.
Shirley was a charter member of the Four Leaf Clover Extension Club, Country Reading Club and the Third Wednesday Club. She also was a member of the First Christian Church in Greencastle and an active member of the Christian Women's Fellowship.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 70 years, John William McElroy, who died in 2001, as well as seven brothers, Fred "Fritz" Schlatter, Kenneth Schlatter, Gene Schlatter, Jack Schlatter, Carl Schlatter, Bobby Schlatter and Max Schlatter.
Shirley Margaret Schlatter McElroy, 98, of Terre Haute died Wednesday Jan. 13, 2010 in LaGrage, Ky with her family by her side.
She was born in 1911 in Dick Johnson Township in rural Clay County as the third of nine children of father William Schlatter and mother Selma Sptima Rojhan Schlatter.
She graduated from Van Buren High School in Van Buren in 1929. Three years later, she married "Bill" McElroy and resided on a family farm in Reelsville for 64 years. During that time, she raised two daughters, cared for her husband's elderly relatives and kept house for an extended family while supporting school and community activities.
Mrs. McElroy was a longtime adult leader in the local 4-H club, teaching young women cooking and sewing skills. She was an accomplished seamstress and won top prize at the Indian State Fair in the adult division for a dress that she designed, made and modeled. She moved to Terre Haute in 1995 with husband Bill who retired from farming.
Shirley was a charter member of the Four Leaf Clover Extension Club, Country Reading Club and the Third Wednesday Club. She also was a member of the First Christian Church in Greencastle and an active member of the Christian Women's Fellowship.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 70 years, John William McElroy, who died in 2001, as well as seven brothers, Fred "Fritz" Schlatter, Kenneth Schlatter, Gene Schlatter, Jack Schlatter, Carl Schlatter, Bobby Schlatter and Max Schlatter.
She was born in 1911 in Dick Johnson Township in rural Clay County as the third of nine children of father William Schlatter and mother Selma Sptima Rojhan Schlatter.
She graduated from Van Buren High School in Van Buren in 1929. Three years later, she married "Bill" McElroy and resided on a family farm in Reelsville for 64 years. During that time, she raised two daughters, cared for her husband's elderly relatives and kept house for an extended family while supporting school and community activities.
Mrs. McElroy was a longtime adult leader in the local 4-H club, teaching young women cooking and sewing skills. She was an accomplished seamstress and won top prize at the Indian State Fair in the adult division for a dress that she designed, made and modeled. She moved to Terre Haute in 1995 with husband Bill who retired from farming.
Shirley was a charter member of the Four Leaf Clover Extension Club, Country Reading Club and the Third Wednesday Club. She also was a member of the First Christian Church in Greencastle and an active member of the Christian Women's Fellowship.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 70 years, John William McElroy, who died in 2001, as well as seven brothers, Fred "Fritz" Schlatter, Kenneth Schlatter, Gene Schlatter, Jack Schlatter, Carl Schlatter, Bobby Schlatter and Max Schlatter.
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