Edith Irene Shourds, 98 ½, of Rockport, passed away on Saturday, February 25, 2023, at the Waters of Rockport.
She was born on August 2, 1924, in Waterloo, Ohio to the late Hindrex Davis and Laura (Lambert) Davis.
Edith had been a member of Patronville United Methodist Church. During World War II she had worked at Boeing Aircraft building the B29. She was a homemaker and caregiver. She had worked in the restaurant business and was a gourmet cook.
Edith is survived by her daughter, Karen Weatherholt; grandchildren, David Weatherholt and his wife, Michelle, and Andrea Roos; great-grandchildren, Aubrie, Mychael, Etta and Kinnleigh; and niece Jane Adkins.
She was preceded in death by her husband, John David Shourds; children, Marsha Roos and Michele Alexander; and siblings, Lesley Davis, Benny Davis, Cecil Davis, Frankie Blankenship, Ruby Adkins, Esta Lipking, Dorothy Yates and Bessie Osborn.
Services are 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 1, at the Boultinghouse Funeral Home in Rockport, with Pastor Carl Jones officiating. Burial will follow in Oak Grove Cemetery in Rockport.
Visitation is from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 1, at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Spencer County Library.
Friends may send a condolence to the family at www.BoultinghouseFuneralHome.com.
