Former Grants Pass resident Bernice G. Shier, 85, of Lake Tapps, Wash., died Saturday, Feb. 28, 2009, in Puyallup, Wash.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in the fellowship hall at Parkway Christian Center, with Ron Marsh, pastor, officiating. Private interment will be at Granite Hill Cemetery. Curnow Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Sumner, Wash., is in charge of arrangements. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors is in charge of local arrangements.
Shier was born Nov. 29, 1923, in Medford to Frank and Addie Warner. She attended Josephine County schools and earned her GED on March 25, 1970. On June 4, 1942, in Grants Pass, she married Delbert L. Shier, who died before her. For several years she worked in a local thrift store. She lived in the Grants Pass area until January 2002, when she moved to Medford. In July 2008, she moved to Lake Tapps, Wash., to be near her son.
She was a charter member of Foursquare Church in Grants Pass, where she enjoyed teaching Sunday school for many years. She also enjoyed conducting yard sales, going to church and reading her Bible. She especially enjoyed her family, taking care of her grandchildren, teaching them and playing games with them.
Survivors include a daughter, Judy Goetjen of Grants Pass; a son, Frank Shier of Lake Tapps, Wash.; a sister, Marjie Griffin of Castle Rock, Wash.; nine grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Two daughters and three great-grandchildren died before her.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in the fellowship hall at Parkway Christian Center, with Ron Marsh, pastor, officiating. Private interment will be at Granite Hill Cemetery. Curnow Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Sumner, Wash., is in charge of arrangements. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors is in charge of local arrangements.
Shier was born Nov. 29, 1923, in Medford to Frank and Addie Warner. She attended Josephine County schools and earned her GED on March 25, 1970. On June 4, 1942, in Grants Pass, she married Delbert L. Shier, who died before her. For several years she worked in a local thrift store. She lived in the Grants Pass area until January 2002, when she moved to Medford. In July 2008, she moved to Lake Tapps, Wash., to be near her son.
She was a charter member of Foursquare Church in Grants Pass, where she enjoyed teaching Sunday school for many years. She also enjoyed conducting yard sales, going to church and reading her Bible. She especially enjoyed her family, taking care of her grandchildren, teaching them and playing games with them.
Survivors include a daughter, Judy Goetjen of Grants Pass; a son, Frank Shier of Lake Tapps, Wash.; a sister, Marjie Griffin of Castle Rock, Wash.; nine grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Two daughters and three great-grandchildren died before her.
Former Grants Pass resident Bernice G. Shier, 85, of Lake Tapps, Wash., died Saturday, Feb. 28, 2009, in Puyallup, Wash.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in the fellowship hall at Parkway Christian Center, with Ron Marsh, pastor, officiating. Private interment will be at Granite Hill Cemetery. Curnow Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Sumner, Wash., is in charge of arrangements. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors is in charge of local arrangements.
Shier was born Nov. 29, 1923, in Medford to Frank and Addie Warner. She attended Josephine County schools and earned her GED on March 25, 1970. On June 4, 1942, in Grants Pass, she married Delbert L. Shier, who died before her. For several years she worked in a local thrift store. She lived in the Grants Pass area until January 2002, when she moved to Medford. In July 2008, she moved to Lake Tapps, Wash., to be near her son.
She was a charter member of Foursquare Church in Grants Pass, where she enjoyed teaching Sunday school for many years. She also enjoyed conducting yard sales, going to church and reading her Bible. She especially enjoyed her family, taking care of her grandchildren, teaching them and playing games with them.
Survivors include a daughter, Judy Goetjen of Grants Pass; a son, Frank Shier of Lake Tapps, Wash.; a sister, Marjie Griffin of Castle Rock, Wash.; nine grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Two daughters and three great-grandchildren died before her.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in the fellowship hall at Parkway Christian Center, with Ron Marsh, pastor, officiating. Private interment will be at Granite Hill Cemetery. Curnow Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Sumner, Wash., is in charge of arrangements. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors is in charge of local arrangements.
Shier was born Nov. 29, 1923, in Medford to Frank and Addie Warner. She attended Josephine County schools and earned her GED on March 25, 1970. On June 4, 1942, in Grants Pass, she married Delbert L. Shier, who died before her. For several years she worked in a local thrift store. She lived in the Grants Pass area until January 2002, when she moved to Medford. In July 2008, she moved to Lake Tapps, Wash., to be near her son.
She was a charter member of Foursquare Church in Grants Pass, where she enjoyed teaching Sunday school for many years. She also enjoyed conducting yard sales, going to church and reading her Bible. She especially enjoyed her family, taking care of her grandchildren, teaching them and playing games with them.
Survivors include a daughter, Judy Goetjen of Grants Pass; a son, Frank Shier of Lake Tapps, Wash.; a sister, Marjie Griffin of Castle Rock, Wash.; nine grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Two daughters and three great-grandchildren died before her.
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