Elizabeth C. Chick, 90,of Shenandoah, Iowa, died on Thursday, January 10, 2008 at Southridge Nursing and Rehab Center in Marshalltown, Iowa.
Born on April 13, 1917, in Gilman City, MO, she was the daughter of Samuel W. Planck and Lura F. Wooderson. Elizabeth graduated from Bethany High School and later attended Northwest Missouri State University, graduating in 1938. Elizabeth married Jack Chick on August 13, 1939 in Bethany, MO. She taught school in Missouri Valley, Iowa for 25 years, then at Shenandoah, Iowa for 40 years. She moved to Marshalltown in March, 2007. Elizabeth was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Shenandoah and the PEO. She was an only child and was very proud of the fact that she had 24 descendents. Elizabeth enjoyed children, learning, reading, golfing, and playing the piano. She was very witty and loved being outdoors and traveling, especially to Colorado.
Left to cherish her memory are her daughters, Anne Miller of Moberly, MO, and Barbara(Dick) McBride of Marshalltown; grandchildren, Lisa(Mark) Fuhrman of Moberly, MO, Cary(John) Hughes of Marshalltown, Becky(Greg) Choate of Cottage Grove, WI, Ryan (Laura) McBride of Cedar Rapids, and Jason(Jacqueline) McBride of Western Springs, IL, and her 9 great-grandsons and 10 great-granddaughters.
In death, she has rejoined her husband, Jack, and her parents.
Funeral services were held on Tuesday, January 15, 2008, at 1:00 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church in Shenandoah. Words of comfort were given by the Rev. Rick Sleyster. Organist was Margaret Woods. Casket bearers were Bill Billings, Don Nelson, C. E. Hornbuckle, Ray Graves, Ernie Aust and Rick Sleyster. Interment was in the Oak Hill Cemetery in Maryville, Missouri next to her husband Jack. Memorials may be directed to Iowa River Hospice or the First Presbyterian Church of Shenandoah.