Mary Alice Shonkwiler

Thursday, August 11, 2011

Mary Alice Shonkwiler, 86, of Greencastle passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2011.

She was born on March 26, 1925 in Putnam County to William Bryant Mitchell and Della Frances Todd Mitchell.

Mrs. Shonkwiler was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Glenn Shonkwiler; two sisters, Kathleen B. Boyles and Cordia L. Cox; and a brother, Raymond H. Mitchell.

Surviving are her children, Brenda Crowe and husband Ken of Greencastle and Troy Shonkwiler and wife Annetta of Greencastle; two sisters, Posey M. Detro of Brazil and Stella M. Bennett of Brazil; four grandchildren, Tina Pitts and husband Steve, Robert Frazier Jr. and companion Sandra Jones, Troy Shonkwiler, Jr. and Heather Shonkwiler; and two great-grandchildren, Jordyn Pitts and Blaine Pitts.

Funeral services will be held on Friday, Aug. 12 at 1 p.m. at Hopkins-Rector Funeral Home, Greencastle, with Pastor Patrick Smith officiating. Interment will follow at Forest Hill Cemetery.

The family will receive friends on Thursday, Aug. 11 from 4-8 p.m. at the funeral home.

Memorials in Mrs. Shonkwiler's memory may be directed to Clearwater Cove at The Waters in Greencastle, 1601 Hospital Drive, Greencastle, IN 46135.

Condolences and expressions of sympathy may be shared with the family at www.Hopkins-Rector.com.