ELEANOR SHIRKEY

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MANNING - Eleanor Jane Loar Shirkey, 72, wife of Norman William "Norm" Shirkey, died June 8 at Lake Marion Nursing Facility in Summerton.

Born March 24, 1938, in Steubenville, Ohio, she was a daughter of the late Columbus Bradford and Mildred Jane Brown Loar. She was a member of First Assembly of God.

Surviving in addition to her husband of Manning are a daughter, Drenda Gibson (Del) of Manning; a brother, Robert Loar of Steubenville; two sisters, Ruth Loar Paluch of Steubenville and Kathie Halsted of Cape Coral, Fla.; and two grandchildren, Jancy Gibson and Christine Gibson, both of Manning.

Memorial services were held June 10 at First Assembly of God in Manning.

Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory handled arrangements.