Obituary for Shirley Ann McClanahan (Hitchens)
Shirley A. McClanahan, 63, Atchison, KS, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, December 3, 2020 at her home at Trinity Place, Atchison.
A private family service will be held 11:00AM, January 2, 2021, at Ridgley Christian Church in Edgerton, MO. with Rev. Jimmy Porter officiating the service. Memorials are suggested to the American Diabetes Association or to the Atchison Humane Society. Remembrances and condolences to the family may be left online at www.beckerdyer.com.
Shirley Ann Hitchens was born on October 31, 1957 in Atchison, the daughter of Samuel and Jennie (High) Hitchens. Shirley attended schools in Atchison and was a self-employed housekeeper in the Atchison area. She enjoyed helping with Meals on Wheels and singing with residence at local nursing homes and she never knew a Stanger. She enjoyed Nascar, Scrapbooking, and being very creative in crafts. Shirley attended Faith Bible Fellowship in Atchison.
Shirley and Gary McClanahan were married on July 4, 1997 in Leavenworth, KS. Gary preceded Shirley in death on March 19, 2019. She was also preceded in death by her father and a daughter Becky McClanahan.
Survivors include her daughter, Shelly Kiehl, Atchison; sons; Travis (Jessie) McClanahan and Dennis Banks; her mother, Jennie Hitchens; sisters; Janet Hitchens and Sandra Hinton brother, Samuel Hitchens; grandchildren; Lauren (Dustin) Mortsolf and Serene Kiehl (Lane Sinclair); grandchildren; Kalob, Hunter, Rialy and April McClanahan; great-grandchildren; Paisley Sinclair, Stella and Juliet Mortsolf.
A private family service will be held 11:00AM, January 2, 2021, at Ridgley Christian Church in Edgerton, MO. with Rev. Jimmy Porter officiating the service. Memorials are suggested to the American Diabetes Association or to the Atchison Humane Society. Remembrances and condolences to the family may be left online at www.beckerdyer.com.
Shirley Ann Hitchens was born on October 31, 1957 in Atchison, the daughter of Samuel and Jennie (High) Hitchens. Shirley attended schools in Atchison and was a self-employed housekeeper in the Atchison area. She enjoyed helping with Meals on Wheels and singing with residence at local nursing homes and she never knew a Stanger. She enjoyed Nascar, Scrapbooking, and being very creative in crafts. Shirley attended Faith Bible Fellowship in Atchison.
Shirley and Gary McClanahan were married on July 4, 1997 in Leavenworth, KS. Gary preceded Shirley in death on March 19, 2019. She was also preceded in death by her father and a daughter Becky McClanahan.
Survivors include her daughter, Shelly Kiehl, Atchison; sons; Travis (Jessie) McClanahan and Dennis Banks; her mother, Jennie Hitchens; sisters; Janet Hitchens and Sandra Hinton brother, Samuel Hitchens; grandchildren; Lauren (Dustin) Mortsolf and Serene Kiehl (Lane Sinclair); grandchildren; Kalob, Hunter, Rialy and April McClanahan; great-grandchildren; Paisley Sinclair, Stella and Juliet Mortsolf.