Shirley Jean Sessions

Shirley Sessions Obituary

SESSIONS (SNIDER), SHIRLEY JEAN Shirley Jean Sessions (Snider), also known by many as "Nan-Nan", age 74, of Wyoming, Michigan went to be with her Lord on Thursday, April 26, 2012 at Saint Mary's Hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan. From her birth in Peach Orchard, Arkansas on February 9, 1938 to her death on Thursday, she nourished and cherished the people around her with love, words of faith, wisdom, and creativity. She was born to Cleatis and Brooxie Isyl (Blount) Snider and was the eldest of five children. Shirley and John Sessions married in 1978 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Shirley worked in Medical Records at Lutheran Social Services from 1980-2005. Left to honor Shirley are her children: Leona Price (Hill) and Sherri (Ansis) Bandenieks (Hill/Londo); four step-children: Steve Sessions, Marie Malacara (Sessions), Kevin (Debbie) Sessions; five grandchildren: Kristal Hill, Brandon Hill, John Price, Chea (Mike) Dykstra (Hill), Cameron Hill, Telisha Shave (Price), Audrey Reichert (Sessions), Sarah Nichols, Neal Sessions and Carrie Sessions; many great-grandchildren; brother Therman (Vern) Snider and sister Linda (Richard) Pinston (Snider); and many cousins, nieces and nephews. Shirley was preceded in death by her husband, daughter Darla Jean Hill, parents, Brothers Bill and Sherman Snider, and step-daughter Cherie Nichols (Sessions). Shirley will be remembered as a bright and vibrant, witty and creative mother, grandmother, and friend. Shirley enjoyed family, scripture, her dogs, writing, oil painting, knitting, crocheting, gardening, cooking, camping, photography, and planning and building a cabin with her husband in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. And none of us will ever forget, as Shirley often said when hearing or stating a clever phrase, "We should write this down and put it in a book, it might sell someday!" Family, friends, and others whose lives Shirley touched are invited to her Memorial Service at Millbrook Christian Reformed Church, 3661 Poinsettia Ave, SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49508, from 2 p.m.-6 p.m. on Tuesday, May 1, 2012.

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Published by Grand Rapids Press on Apr. 30, 2012.

Memories and Condolences
for Shirley Sessions

10 Entries

barbara (snider) Coffman

May 2, 2012

Aunt Shirley, we love you very much and wished we could have seen you more often Shermans wife
(Joyce Snider,) said you were a great lady, I was a little girl last time I seen you(Barbara Ann Snider Coffman) you were very beautful God bless you mrs shirley your with god now we all love and miss you =0)
wife joyce and youngest dughter Barbara snider (coffman)

Dorothy Gazan

May 2, 2012

To Shirley's family,
I am a resident of Luther Home and knew your mom. She was a really wonderful lady. I am sorry for your loss

Sally Ditmar Boeskool Hunter

April 30, 2012

Sherri,

Your Mom was truly a special, gentle lady. I have such fond memories of working with her at Luther Home.

You are in my thoughts and prayers!

April 30, 2012

Dear Ma no words could ever express how much you have done for me and others, if only to listen to our rambling. I didn't want to let you go but I had to God was calling you home to be with all your other loved ones in heaven along with our most resent loved one my Aunt Vern your sister in law. I'll always love and miss you Ma - Sherri

Betty Honicutt

April 30, 2012

What a wonderful lady!!! She was a friend and almost like a mother to me all those years working at Luther Home. Her many pearls of wisdom I still refer back to and pass on to others whenever I get a chance.

Oh how blessed we were to have known.
her.

To all Shirley's Family

Thank you for sharing her with us.

You are all in my prayers.

April 30, 2012

Dear Ma no words could ever express how much you have done for me and others, if only to listen to our rambling. I didn't want to let you go but I had to. God was calling you home to be with all your other loved ones in heaven along with our most resent loved one my Aunt Vern your sister in law. I'll always love and miss you Ma - Sherri

April 30, 2012

Dear Ma, know word could ever express how you have been there for me and others,even if just to listen to our rambling. I didn't want to let you go but I had to, God was calling you home to be with all your loved ones in heaven along with our most resent loved one my Aunt Vern your sister in law. I'll always love and miss you Ma - Sherri

April 30, 2012

I worked with Shirley for many years at Luther Community - we shared many laughs and good times. She was a awesome lady. My symaphty to her family
Sharon Munson

April 30, 2012

Aunt Shirly was a wonderful woman. I thought of her often through the many years, I do wish i could have spent time with her. I love you aunt Shirley! Janet Lee Hill (Snider)

Cherralee (Chea) Hill

April 30, 2012

Dear Nan-Nan, I miss you with all my heart and I know you will be missed by all who knew you. Your love, faith, wisdom, and hard work ethic have rubbed off on all of us. You are forever in my heart- Chea-Chea

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