Mary Amanda Gladys Shively Who Lived In South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana

Mary Gladys Shively

Mary Amanda Gladys Shively was born on 8-Feb-1908 in St. Joseph County, IN and died 28-Nov-2008 in St. Joseph County, IN.  She was the daughter of Jesse B. Shively (born 24-Apr-1876 died 10-Oct-1962) and Viola Barbara Keller (born 30-Nov-1879 died 14-Nov-1945). Jesse B. Shively was the son of Alfred Shively and Amanda Strickler. Alfred Shively was the son of Israel Shively and Syntha (Sintha, Cyntha, Cynthia) Ann Brooks. Israel Shively was the son of John Shively (1800-1873) and Margaret Risinger (Bisinger)(1802-1887). For more information on this family see the Shively blog article written on February 28, 2015.

The following newspaper obituary was extracted from The South Bend Tribune, South Bend, Indiana, Wednesday, December 3, 2008, Page E3, Column 5:

Mary Gladys Shively

Feb. 8, 1908 - Nov. 28, 2008

SOUTH BEND - Gladys was born, went to school and worked on Colfax Avenue in South Bend, IN.

After six months she moved with her family to the Shively Brick Road Farm and lived there for over 90 years.

She worked 45 years and retired from the Indiana-Michigan Electric Company, but her true avocation was working on the farm and raising sheep. In her 90th year she moved to Michigan to be near her sister, Marian Shively.

Gladys is survived by Marian and many friends.

She was preceded in death by her brother, Eugene, and her parents, Jessie and Viola Keller Shively.

A memorial service will be held at noon on Thursday, Dec. 4th, at Highland Cemetery on Portage Avenue.

The following was found in The South Bend Tribune, South Bend, Indiana, Thursday, October 11, 1962, Page 5, Column 6:

Jesse B. Shively

Jesse B. Shively, 86, of 23260 Brick Road., died at 4:30 a.m. Wednesday in his residence after a brief illness. Born on April 24, 1876, in Miami County, Ind., he moved here 56 years ago. He was married to Viola Keller, who died in 1945. Surviving are a son, E. K. Shively, of Galien, Mich.; two daughters, Miss Gladys Shively of South Bend and Miss Marian Shively of Birmingham, Mich.; a brother, Lawrence Shively, of Hammond; and a sister, Mrs. Ray Oldfather of Galveston, Ind. Friends may call in the Orvis Funeral Home. Mr. Shively was a farmer and member of the German-Warren Twp. Farm Bureau.

The following was located in The South Bend Tribune, South Bend, Indiana, Thursday, November 15, 1945, Page 29, Column 2:

Mrs. Jesse B. Shively

Mrs. Viola K. Shively, of rural route No. 4, box 813, died in St. Joseph hospital at 1:10 p.m. Wednesday after an illness of four weeks. She was born in South Bend to the late pioneer couple, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Keller. In South Bend, Oct. 30, 1906, she was married to Jesse B. Shively, who survives. Other survivors are two daughters, Miss Gladys Shively, of South Bend, and Miss Marian Shively, of Detroit, Mich.; also a son, Eugene K., of South Bend. Friends may call in the Orvis funeral home Friday and until noon Saturday. The body will lie in St. Paul's Memorial Methodist church from 1 p.m Saturday until funeral services there at 2 p.m.  Rev. Robert M. Selle,  D.D., pastor, will officiate, assisted by Rev. Roy Knight, pastor of the Portage Chapel Methodist church. Burial will be in Highland cemetery. Mrs. Shively was the founder of the Ladies Aid society of Portage chapel, and honorary member of the Portage Home Economics club and of the Optimist club.