Shirley McAlexander

Shirley McAlexander, 69, of Beaconsfield passed away Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020. Services are 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Beaconsfield Methodist Church. Burial will be in Ellston Cemetery. Memorials are to Beaconsfield Methodist Church, Mount Ayr Health Care Center and EveryStep Hospice.

Shirley Elaine McAlexander was born April 16, 1951, to Kenneth and Virginia McAlexander and siblings Jerry, Larry and Deborah. She went to her Lord Oct. 28, 2020.

She loved her family, church, friends and horses. Camp Sunnyside was something she enjoyed attending every summer for 49 years. Riding or petting horses or just watching them was a pastime she enjoyed.

Shirley enjoyed all her cousins and nieces and nephews visiting her. She became a great babysitter in watching the kids. If they were doing something wrong, she would say “no.” They always listened to her. You would see the young nieces and nephews sitting on her lap or pushing her chair. She was very patient with them and sometimes she went for quite some rides.

Religion was important to her also. She attended church and Sunday school all her life.

Shirley has taught all of us patience, tolerance and love for life.

She is survived by her parents, brother Larry (Cathleen), sister Deborah (Dan), sister-in-law Rosalie, many aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and many friends.

Preceding her in death were her brother Jerry, grandparents Ora and Riley McAlexander, Leland and Donna Walters, Helen and Ray Meier.

She will be missed by many.