Eunice Silvey's Obituary
Eunice M. Silvey, 85, passed away on May 26, 2009 at Mercy Villa Springfield, Missouri, after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer.
Eunice was born on February 13, 1924 in Webster County, Missouri. She was the youngest daughter of J.L. (Loyd) and Florine (Johns) Silvey. She spent most of her life in the Seymour area.
She was saved at the age of sixteen and was baptized and became a member of Harmony Free Will Baptist Church.
Eunice graduated from Seymour High School in 1942. After graduation she worked for the F.B.I. in Washington D.C. She held various jobs including O’Reilly Hospital in Springfield, Seymour High School, Citizen’s Bank in Marshfield, and Union National Bank in Springfield. She also was a volunteer at the Seymour Senior Center and held the position of Treasurer of Webster County Council on Aging for 16 years. She also cared for her mom and dad in their later years.
She was preceded in death by her parents, one sister Blanche Blevins, and three brothers-in-law.
Eunice is survived by two sisters, Helen Mitchiner, of Fullerton, California and Velma Boyce, of Hastings, Nebreska; three nieces, Frances Jones, of Rogersville, Missouri, Carol Waineo, of Placentia, California, Elda White, of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina; five nephews, David Blevins, of Springfield, Missouri, Lowell Blevins, of Spring Lake, Michigan, Lloyd Boyce, of Farfield, Nebraska, Tom Mitchiner, of Greenville, North Carolina, and John Mitchiner, of Aurora, Colorado; great and great-great nieces and nephews and cousins.
Eunice was very gifted in music as well as crocheting, painting needlework, and doing jigsaw puzzles.
Eunice was a loving sister, aunt, and a caring neighbor and friend. We celebrate her life and accomplishments and she will be missed by all who knew and loved her.
Donations may be made to support the Rogersville Relay for Life for the team of Walkers For Change in which Frances Jones, her niece will be walking in memory of Eunice. Checks may be made to the American Cancer Society and mailed to:Frances Jones 3875 S. Farm Rd. 223,Rogersville, MO 65742 or may be left at the funeral home.
Funeral services will be held 2:00 P.M., Friday, May 29, 2009 in the Holman-Howe Chapel, in Seymour, Mo. Burial will be in Seymour Masonic Cemetery under direction of Holman-Howe Funeral Home of Seymour, Mo.
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