Shirley L. J. Markley

Shirley L.J. Markley, 82, of Oak Harbor, Ohio, died Monday, May 27, 2013 at Riverview Health Care Campus, Oak Harbor. She was born on July 26, 1930 in Waterville, Ohio, a daughter of Emery C. & Anna (Mayer) Meyers. Shirley was a 1948 graduate of the former Monclova High School, and attended the University of Toledo. On September 7, 1957, she married Gaillard Markley at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Maumee, Ohio, and he preceded her in death on May 10, 1976. Shirley worked in the accounting department at Libbey-Owens-Ford and in the ASC office in Oak Harbor. She also was an instructor at Riverview Industries, Oak Harbor. Shirley was a volunteer with the American Red Cross, serving as a gray lady at St. Luke's Hospital and Flower Hospital. A former member of St. Paul Lutheran Church, Maumee, Shirley was a long time member of St. Paul United Church of Christ, Oak Harbor, where she taught Sunday School for 60 years, and was a member of the handbell choir. She greatly enjoyed singing and was a member of the Senior Choir of the church, the Toledo Choral Society, and the Kitchen Kuties of St. John Ev. Lutheran Church, Oak Harbor. Shirley is survived by her daughters, Anna T. Markley, and Catherine M. (Timothy) Smarkel, both of Oak Harbor; sisters, Geraldine (Jerome) Manders, Toledo, Ohio and Margaret (Denzel) Ducat, Maumee, Ohio; grandchildren, Bryce Rubie, Theresa Smarkel, and Robert Smarkel; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by parents, husband Gaillard; son, Matthew A. Markley, and brothers Chester, Emery, Harold, Raymond, and Donald Meyers. Friends may call from 2-8 P.M. Thursday at Crosser Funeral Home, Oak Harbor, where the family will be present from 2-4 & 6-8 P.M. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Friday at the funeral home with the Rev. David A. Voll officiating. Interment will be in Elliston Cemetery, Elliston, Ohio. Following interment services, a luncheon will be held at St. Paul United Church of Christ, Oak Harbor. Memorial contributions may be made to the Capital Improvement Fund of St. Paul United Church of Christ, the Oak Harbor F.F.A. or the Rocky Ridge Fireman's Association. Funeral Home: Crosser Funeral Home - Oak Harbor Chapel 301 N. Locust Street Oak Harbor, OH