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Shirley A. Husband

Shirley A Husband, 83, of Fort Wayne, IN, and having ties to Zanesville, IN, died April 11, 2019, at Heritage Pointe of Fort Wayne.

Mrs. Husband retired from International Harvester, and ITT. She also worked for Fort Wayne Community Schools. She received her bachelor’s degree from IPFW, at age 55. She was a member of First Wayne Street United Methodist Church.

She was born April 10, 1936, in Zanesville to Cosie and Bessie (Prather) Martin. She married Phillip Husband 64 years ago, and he survives.
Additional survivors are two daughters, Kim Elaine (Ryan) McAnulty, of Ladoga, and Amy Lynne (Mike) Chatas, of Ann Arbor, MI; a brother, Larry Martin, of Ossian; and two grandchildren, Levi (Jasmine) McAnulty and Katherine (Pierce) Hogan.

Calling is Sunday, April 28, 2019, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Hockemeyer & Miller Funeral Home, 6131 St. Joe Rd., Fort Wayne. A memorial service will be held Monday, April 29, 2019, at 11 a.m., with calling one hour prior, at First Wayne Street United Methodist Church, 300 E. Wayne St., Fort Wayne. Inurnment will be in Glenwood Cemetery, Roanoke.

Memorials are to Visiting Nurse Hospice of Fort Wayne, or the Alzheimer’s Association.