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Shirley Caroline Sturm

Shirley Caroline Sturm, 82, of Belington, died Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018, at Colonial Place, Elkins, following an extended illness.

She was born Sept. 18, 1935, at Brownton, Barbour County, a daughter of the late Harry Bruce and Carrie (Collier) Corley.

On Dec. 28, 1935, she was married to Milton Eugene Sturm, who preceded her in death on Oct. 19, 2017.

Mrs. Sturm was the last member of her immediate family, having been preceded in death by two sisters, Lucille Malcolm and Dare Corley; and by five brothers, Rex A. Corley, Lee Corley, Harry Bernard Corley Sr., Max L. Corley and Kent Corley.

She is survived by a host of nieces and nephews and grand-nieces and grand-nephews who she loved as her own children.

Mrs. Sturm was a 1953 graduate of Philippi High School. She was a homemaker and Marine Corps wife. She was a member of the Mt. Vernon Baptist Church at Brownton.

Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 22, from the Stemple & Forman Funeral Home, 966 S. Main St. in Philippi. The Rev. Arthur Malcolm will officiate, and interment will follow in the Knights of Pythias Mountain View Cemetery at Junior.

Friends may call at the funeral home from 3-8 p.m. on Sunday and from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m., the funeral hour, on Monday.

The Stemple & Forman Funeral Home was entrusted with arrangements. Condolences may be expressed online at www.schoonoverstemple funeralhomes.com.