Shirley Joann Chapman

Shirley Joann Chapman obituary, Oskaloosa, KS

Shirley Joann Chapman

Shirley Chapman Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Barnett Family Funeral Home - Oskaloosa on Jul. 12, 2025.

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Shirley Joann Chapman, 85, of Braymer, MO, died Wednesday, July 9, 2025 at the North Kansas City Hospital. She was born September 12, 1939 at Tonganoxie, KS, the daughter of Earl Leeroy and Ethel Swain Artman. She worked as a machinist and distribution flyer for T.W.A for many years and also worked for Liberty Mutual Insurance Company.
Shirley is survived by a son, Mark (Cheryl) Chapman, North Kansas City, MO, four sisters, Bonnie Ruth Scott, Lawrence, KS, Betty Seeger Baker, Kansas City, KS, Darlene Hagan, Manhattan, KS, Sharon Henderson, Deming, NM, and one grandchild. She was preceded in death by four brothers, John Artman, LeeRoy Artman, Jack Artman and Jerry "J.D." Artman.
Funeral Service will be 11:00 A M, Tuesday, July 15, 2026 at Barnett Family Funeral Home, Oskaloosa, KS. Visitation will be 10:30 to 11:00 AM before the Service. Burial will follow at Wild Horse Cemetery, rural McLouth, KS 66054.

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