Published by admin on Thu, 02/08/2024 - 8:46am
MORRIS—Shirley M. Jessee, of Morris, IL passed away on her 88th birthday which was Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024 at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood.
She was born on Feb. 6, 1936 in Castlewood, VA to Vernard and Audrey (nee Jessee) Thompson. She was raised in the Baptist faith. She married William “Buddy” Jessee on Feb. 26, 1953 in Lebanon, VA. They had been married 71 years this month. She, her husband and family moved to Joliet, in 1960 and made it their home, moving to Morris, to their retirement home in 1985.