Shirley Chase, 79 of Drexel, passed away October 4, 2010 at Cass Regional Medical Center in Harrisonville.
Shirley was born December 11, 1930 in Union Township, Ringgold County, Iowa, daughter of Glenn Franklin and Katherine (Brockway) Bear. She married Lawrence Chase, a true “Mr. Fix-It,” and to this union, four children were born. She was once a Candy-Striper at the old Bates County hospital and also cared for newborns there. She worked for Western Electric until health forced her to stop. Shirley was a homemaker and enjoyed reading, dancing, birds and her dog, Casper. She was a member of the Harrisonville Chapter of the Eastern Star, and had been a member of the Drexel chapter until it ceased.
Shirley was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Lawrence, son Kenny Chase, and two sisters. She is survived by son Gary Chase and wife Rosie, daughter Donna Ruby and husband Charles, and son David Chase; seven grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, with two more on the way.
