Shirley Fendelet

ADVANCE, Mo. -- Shirley J. Fendelet, 71, of Advance died Tuesday, April 24, 2007, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, following an extended illness.

She was born Dec. 18, 1935, in Detroit, Mich., daughter of Wilson C. and Helen J. Winchester Boyd. She and Frank V. Fendelet were married Jan. 18, 1955, in Livonia, Mich.

Survivors include her husband; two daughters, Julie A. Aiau of Cypress, Calif., Melanie B. Ranger of Moorepark, Calif.; her mother, Helen Winchester of Marble Hill, Mo.; six grandchildren, Sara, Scott and Ryan Moore, Ashley, Michael and Megan Ranger; a sister, Bette Zyla of Dandridge, Tenn.; and a brother, William P. Boyd of Marble Hill.

She was preceded in death by her father.

Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Morgan Funeral Home in Advance.

The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Advance First Baptist Church, with the Rev. Eric Shrum officiating. Burial will be in Dongola Cemetery at Dongola, Mo.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Dongola Cemetery Association, Route 2 Box 954, Marble Hill, Mo., 63764, or Lutheran Home Hospice Memorials, 2825 Bloomfield Road, Cape Girardeau, Mo., 63703.