Saturday, November 07, 2009

BENTON, Ky. — Graveside services for Shirley May Willis, 76, of Indianapolis will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Birmingham Cemetery.

Mrs. Willis died at 4:45 a.m. Wednesday at St. Francis Hospice.

She was a member of Calvary Temple of Indianapolis.

Surviving are two daughters, Dinah Smilko of Indianapolis and Betty Jean Lash of New Palestine, Ind.; one son, Harold Willis of Indianapolis; three brothers, Jackie Ketcham of California, James Ketcham of Michigan and Harold Frogberg of Flint, Mich.; seven grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Erdie Willis; two sons; and two great-grandsons. Her parents were Vernon D. Ketcham and Aili O. Pulkin Ketcham.

There will be no visitation. Filbeck-Cann & King Funeral Home in Benton is handling arrangements.

Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, P.O. Box 650309, Dallas, TX 75265-0309.

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