Obituary

ELSIE MARIE SHULL, 80, of Milton went home to be with the Lord Saturday, Feb. 28, 2004, in St. Mary's Medical Center. Funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 2, 2004, at Cooper Independent Church with the Rev. Ted Nance and the Rev. Windell Shull officiating. Burial will follow in Bicker Cemetery. Mark Norris, Mark Barr, Marc Canterbury, Jason Nash, Shane Bills, Heath Bills, Jimmy Ferris, Gary Hightower and Joe Nance will serve as pallbearers. She was born Oct. 9, 1923, a daughter of the late Richard and Emmer Mannon Erwin. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Robert Matthew Shull; one brother, Calvin Erwin; one sister, Jewel Taylor; and two sons-in-law, Tom Nash and Lonnie Bills. She was a member of Cooper Independent Church. She is survived by three daughters and one son-in-law, JoAnn and Dewey Jordan of Milton and Betty Nash and Judith Bills, both of Barboursville; two sons and daughters-in-law, Robert Jr. and Patricia Shull and Roy and Melissa Shull, all of Milton; one brother, James Erwin of Hurricane; 11 grandchildren, Brian Nash of Georgia, Stephanie Barker of Florida, Kimberly Canterbury of Milton, Andrea Barr of Milton, Marc Canterbury of Huntington, Shane Bills of Barboursville, Valerie Ferris of Lancaster, Ohio, Heath Bills of Barboursville, Jason Nash of Sanford, N.C., Rachel Norris of Milton and Candace Shull Nance of Milton; and 15 great-grandchildren. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, March 1, at Heck Funeral Home, Milton, and one hour prior to the service Tuesday at the church.