Shirley Mather, the daughter of George Edward and Lena Bertha (Erdman) Schoonover, was born April 15, 1938, in Langdon, Missouri. She attended Rock Port High School, Rock Port, Missouri, graduating in 1956.

On February 8, 1957, Shirley was united in marriage to Dean Mather at the Rock Port Lutheran Church, Rock Port, Missouri and had three children, Gale, Jeff and Curtis. Dean passed away in October of 2022.

Shirley was employed by Pleasant View Nursing Home, Rock Port as a Restorative Aide before attending Northwest Missouri State University School of Practical Nursing, where she earned her Licensed Practical Nursing certificate in 1980. Shirley then was employed by Community Hospital-Fairfax, Fairfax, Missouri where she worked as a Licensed Practical Nurse for 30 plus years where she later retired.

Shirley was a member of the Rock Port Baptist Church. She enjoyed quilting, sewing, and knitting. For many years, Dean and Shirley spent the winters in Mesa, Arizona. Shirley passed away Thursday, February 20, 2025, Pleasant View Nursing Home, Rock Port, at the age of 86.

Besides her parents and husband, Dean Mather, Shirley was preceded in death by siblings, George Schoonover, Jr., and Betty Henry. Survivors include children, Gale (Terry) Spinks, St. Louis, Missouri, Jeff (Laura) Mather, Maryville, Missouri, and Curtis (LeAnn) Mather, Lebanon, Missouri; grandchildren, Brian (Kati) Spinks, Christy (Steve) Agrippino, Clay (Breanna) Mather, Caleb (Baylee) Mather, Justin Mather, Mitch (Sarah) Mather, and Cole (Bethany) Mather; great grandchildren, Kobe and Kolten Agrippino, Wesley and Logan Spinks, June Mather, and one great grandson on the way; siblings, Robert Schoonover, Skeet Schoonover, and Janice Murry; numerous nieces, nephews, and other relatives.

Funeral Service: 11:00 A.M., Monday, February 24, 2025, Rock Port Baptist Church, Rock Port.

The family will receive friends from 10:00-11:00 A.M., Monday, prior to the service. There is no open visitation.

Private family inurnment will be held at a later date, Home Cemetery, Tarkio, Missouri.

Memorials: American Cancer Society

Arrangements: Minter Funeral Chapel, Rock Port.

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