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Obituary of Shirley Jean Harps.
Shirley Jean Harps
(March 13, 1925 - January 12, 2006)
Washington Hospital maternity ward nurse
Shirley Jean Harps, 80, of North Franklin Township, died unexpectedly Thursday,
January 12, 2006, in the Washington Hospital emergency room.
She was born March 13, 1925, in Crothers Station, a daughter of John T. and Emma
Wanita Miller Frye.
Mrs. Harps was a 1943 graduate of Trinity High School and a graduate of
Washington Hospital School of Nursing.
She was a registered nurse in the maternity ward at Washington Hospital for 27
years.
Mrs. Harps was a member of Avery United Methodist Church and a volunteer at City
Mission in Washington.
She enjoyed reading and sewing.
On July 2, 1953, she married Paul Harps, who survives.
Also surviving are a son, Alan LeRoy (Debra) Harps of Washington; five
daughters, Barbara J. (Alan) DePaoli of Pittsburgh, Kimberly A. (William) Pareso
of Columbus, Ohio, Janice M. Neff of Radcliff, Ky., Vicky L. Hollingsworth of
Vine Grove, Ky., and Bylle J. Davidson of Washington; a brother, Billy C. Frye
of Washington; nine grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.
Deceased are a sister, Virginia Carson; and three brothers, Sherwood M. Frye,
Milton J. "Butch" Frye and Robert E. Frye.
Friends will be received from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
Sunday in William G. Neal Funeral Homes Ltd., 925 Allison Avenue, Washington.
Services will be private and at the convenience of the family, with the Rev.
Harry Speakman officiating. Entombment will be in Washington Cemetery Mausoleum.
Memorial contributions may be made to Washington City Mission, 84 West Wheeling
Street, Washington, PA 15301, or a charity of the donor's choice.
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