Shirley L. McKeever

May 29, 1934 - January 17, 2020

McKEEVER, Shirley L, age 85, of Waynesville, passed away Fri., Jan. 17, 2020 at Kettering Medical Center. Loving, caring, fun, and outgoing, Shirley was feisty but in a good way. She loved people, and over the years she assisted several different families with personal care, keeping up their homes, or assisting with such basic tasks as general cheerfulness with some. She had a green thumb and had a real talent with plants and flowers. She also loved butterflies and collected items that had them displayed. Among many things, she will be remembered for the way she described everything as “a pretty,” her enjoyment of word search books, and the trips to Arizona and Las Vegas some years ago. Perhaps what she will be remembered for most however, is the way she enjoyed assisting her late husband when he fixed things. He had a skill for fixing mowers, and Shirley enjoyed working side by side with him. They also built a couple of houses, decks, and could fix about anything-as long as they did it together. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bill, in 1999; one son, Anthony McKeever; one daughter, Theresa McKeever; her parents, Lester and Ethel Bloom; and three sisters, Effie Verla Bloom-Suttles, Bettie Beulah Beulah Bloom, and Virginia Doris Bloom. She is survived by one daughter, Donna McKeever; one son, Randy (Janice) McKeever; 10 grandchildren; seven great grandchildren; one brother, Gene (Barbara) Bloom; brother-in-law George (Marge) McKeever Jr.; and many nieces, nephews, and friends, close by and around the country, all very dear to her heart. A memorial service will be held 1 PM Fri., Feb. 14 at the Charles H. Morgan Jr. Chapel at Miami Cemetery in Corwin. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service Fri. at the chapel. Stubbs-Conner Funeral Home in Waynesville is serving the family. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made toward medical or funeral expenses. Condolences at www.stubbsconner.com.