Visitation will be prior to services from 10-11 a.m. Saturday at Schowengerdt Chapel. Inurnment in Oak Hill Cemetery, Butler, Missouri. Contributions to Bates County Museum of Pioneer History. Online condolences, www.schowengerdtchapel.com.
Shirley Faye Herrman, of Springfield, MO, formerly of Butler, Mo, passed away October 4, 2018. Shirley was born August 18, 1935, to Ellis and Lavilla Sims Smith at their farm home in Rural Bates County. At the age of four, Shirley’s father died; so, with her mother and two older brothers, the family left the farm and moved to Butler.
Shirley is survived by her son, Dr. Bret Herrman and wife, Dr. Brenda Herrman of Springfield, Missouri; grandchildren Cary Herrman of Los Angeles, California and Marina Herrman of Springfield, Missouri; an aunt, Betty Robey of Butler, Missouri; sisters-in-law Georgianna Smith of Springfield and Maxine Odneal of Kansas City; as well as many other cousins and friends who will miss her greatly. Shirley is preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Edward; two brothers, Charles and Donald Smith; her stepfather and two stepbrothers.
Shirley Faye Herrman, of Springfield, MO, formerly of Butler, Mo, passed away October 4, 2018. Shirley was born August 18, 1935, to Ellis and Lavilla Sims Smith at their farm home in Rural Bates County. At the age of four, Shirley’s father died; so, with her mother and two older brothers, the family left the farm and moved to Butler.
Shirley is survived by her son, Dr. Bret Herrman and wife, Dr. Brenda Herrman of Springfield, Missouri; grandchildren Cary Herrman of Los Angeles, California and Marina Herrman of Springfield, Missouri; an aunt, Betty Robey of Butler, Missouri; sisters-in-law Georgianna Smith of Springfield and Maxine Odneal of Kansas City; as well as many other cousins and friends who will miss her greatly. Shirley is preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Edward; two brothers, Charles and Donald Smith; her stepfather and two stepbrothers.
