Obituary for
Shirley Ann Norris-McKeen (Stanton)
Shirley Norris-McKeen, age 80, of Hickory Corners, died Saturday, January 16, 2016, at the Borgess Garden Nursing Home of Kalamazoo. Shirley was born July 12, 1935 in Battle Creek, to Warren and Emma (Souflett) Stanton and was a lifelong resident of the area. Shirley was a 1953 graduate of Battle Creek Central High School and had been a distributor for Watkins Products and drove bus for Delton Kellogg Schools. Shirley is a longtime member of the Gull Lake Bible Church. Shirley’s greatest joy came from spending time with her family during the summers at Bodi Lake, near Lake Superior. Shirley married Wayne Norris in 1953, he died in 2000, she married Ruel John McKeen in 2006, he survives. Also surviving are her children, Rev. Robert (Sandy ) Norris, of Ithaca, MI, a daughter, Nancy (Karl) Mills, of Kalamazoo, and a son, David (Beth) Norris, of Battle Creek, nine grandchildren and 14, great grandchildren. Shirley was preceded in death by a sister, Barbara Vaughn, brothers, Russell and Robert Stanton and her grandson Matthew Norris in 1985. The family will receive friends from 2:00PM -4:00 PM and 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM Tuesday (today) at the Bachman Hebble Funeral Service, 223 N. Bedford Rd. Battle Creek. Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM Wednesday at the Gull Lake Bible Church, 1491 Midland Dr. Hickory Corners. Memorial may be given to the Gull Lake Bible Church. Visit Shirley’s webpage at www.bachmanhebble.com.