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Shirley DeVary
In Memory of
Shirley Rose
DeVary
1931 - 2016
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Obituary for Shirley Rose DeVary

Shirley Rose DeVary
Shirley Rose DeVary, 85, passed away unexpectedly on December 9, 2016. Shirley was born in Normal, IL to the late Charles and Viola Greene Day. She was a caregiver for 62 years, working as an in-home private care nurse, then as a pediatric nurse, and finishing her career as a Registered Nurse for the Norfolk Surgical Group. Shirley was a caregiver at home as well as a loving mother to her daughters and a doting wife to her husband. Additionally, she loved sewing and gardening.

Left to cherish her memory is her loving husband of 64 years, Robert E. DeVary; daughters, Rehia L. Rountree (Ronald), Laura Jo Horn, and Liesl R. DeVary; grandchildren, Jennifer D. Johnson, Jeffrey D. Rountree, and Andrew J. Peterson, II; 8 great-grandchildren; sister, Florence Hodge; and a host of other family and friends.

Shirley is in the care of Graham Funeral Home & Cremation Services,1112 Kempsville Road, Chesapeake. Services and burial will be private. You may leave a condolence to the family at www.grahamfuneralhome.com. Memorial donations may be made to Illinois Wesleyan University School of Nursing, 1312 Park St., Bloomington, IL 61701.
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