Shirley Jean Lund Gotts

Let Us Pause To Honor the Memory of Mrs. Shirley Jean Lund Gotts Mrs. Shirley Jean Lund Gotts, age 79, of Madison, Indiana, entered this life on April 2, 1934 in Spokane, Washington. She was the loving daughter of the late, Karl S. and Susie Watts Lund. She was raised in Spokane and was proud to be one of the daughters of the Sons of Norway. Shirley graduated from George Rogers High School in Spokane in 1952 and attended West Valley. Shirley graduated from Kinman Business University in Spokane and received her bachelor of science in business from West Virginia State University. Shirley had her first date with her future husband, Edward E. Gotts on Valentine's Day, 59 years ago. They were married on Sept. 10, 1955 in Spokane. This happy union of fifty eight years was blessed with three sons and one daughter. Shirley had worked early in life as a title administrator for Pontiac - Cadillac in Spokane for six years. She had later worked in computers with Multiple Listing Services in Huntington, West Virginia. Ed and Shirley resided in Bloomington for many years before moving to Huntington. They settled in Madison in 1986 and she worked with Student Financial Aid Services at Hanover College for 15 years. Shirley was a faithful member of the North United Methodist Church in Madison and was a Paul Harris Fellow with the Rotary Club of Madison. She was a devoted wife, loving mother and nana. She also enjoyed membership in the AAUW and the UMW. Shirley loved to send birthday cards to children within her church and close friendships. She found great enjoyment in cooking, exercising, sewing, reading and watching television. Shirley died on Thursday, February 13, 2014, at 7:49 p.m. at the Kentuckiana Medical Center in Clarksville, Indiana. A LOVING FAMILY Shirley will be missed by her loving husband of fifty eight years, Dr. Edward E. Gotts of Madison, Indiana; her loving sons, Gary Gotts of Madison, Indiana and Gregory Gotts and his wife, Lisa of Oakland, California; her loving daughter, Kimberly Benfield of Norfolk, Nebraska; her grandchildren, Mitchell Silvers (Cheyanne), Heather Savoie (Kevin), Isabella Grace Gotts, Ethan Gotts & Kenneth Benfield; her great grandchild, Korbin; her loving sisters, Deloris Davis of Spokane, Washington and Betty Collins of Myrtle Creek, Oregon; several nieces, nephews and other relatives. She was preceded in death by her father, Karl S. Lund; her birth mother, Susie Watts Lund; her special mother, Faye Laws Baldwin; her son, Grant Gotts, died 1963; and her brother, Johnnie Goldsmith; her sisters, Dronus DuChene Fisher and Deloris Hazelton. FUNERAL CEREMONY Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, February 18, 2014, at 11:00 am, by Dr. Matthew Stultz and Rev. Randy Jungkurth at the North United Methodist Church, 2235 Allen Street in Madison, Indiana. Interment will follow in the Indiana Veterans Memorial Cemetery,1415 North Gate Road in Madison, Indiana VISITATION Friends may call Monday from 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. and Tuesday at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana from 10:00 a.m. at the North United Methodist Church 2235 Allen Street in Madison, Indiana. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to the North United Methodist Church. Cards are available at the funeral home.

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