William A. Shirely Sr.

William A Shirely Sr., 73; Air Force veteranFuneral services for William A Shirely Sr., 73, of Floyds Knobs, will be at 11 a.m. Friday, May 8, at Edwardsville United Methodist Church. He died Tuesday, May 5, 2009, at Floyd Memorial Hospital and Health Services. He was a native of Marshall, Ill., a United States Air Force veteran, a member of Edwardsville United Methodist Church, a former Civil Air Patrol member, a member of the E.A.A. and a member of the Riverboat Sam's Camping Club. Survivors include his wife, Carolyn Shirely; two sons, William A. Shirely Jr. and wife, Marsha E., of Springport and Timothy W. Shirely and his wife, Melissa, of New Albany; a sister, Carole Shirely, of Marshall, Ill; a sister-in-law, Maureen Shirely, of Marshall, Ill; two grandchildren, Scott Lang and his wife, Tiffany, of Prairieville, Louisiana and Stacy Fowler and her husband, Mike, of Springport; and three great-grandchildren, Aubrea, Dakota and Morgan Fowler. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by one brother, Leland Shirely.Visitation will be from 1 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Seabrook Dieckmann and Naville Funeral Homes, Market Street Chapel, New Albany.Out of town services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Armstrong United Methodist Church in Marshall, Ill. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. until time of service. Burial will follow in Livingston Cemetery.