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Shirley Marie (Schmitt) Mellor, 77, of Pleasant Hill, passed away unexpectedly Monday, Dec. 14, 2020, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. Shirley was born to Oray and Dorothea (Kemper) Schmitt in 1943 and grew up in rural Colfax. She attended Washington Center Country School until the eighth grade and graduated from Colfax High School in 1961. She was united in marriage to Jerry Joe Mellor in1976 at the Colfax Spiritual Interfaith Center.
Shirley worked at Maytag Corporation for 18 years and retired after 25 years at Wellmark Blue Cross/Blue Shield in Des Moines. She loved bowling and traveling with friends to numerous state and national tournaments. She was quite proud of her bowling accomplishments, including a 600 series.