Shirley Coppes, 79 of Cordova, Illinois, formerly of Keithsburg, Illinois, died Monday, February 26, 2024, at Advent Health, Dade City, Florida, after a long battle with pulmonary fibrosis. Visitation is 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., Sunday, March 3, at Dennison Funeral Home, Aledo. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m., Sunday, at Greenmound Cemetery, Keithsburg. Following the graveside there will be a celebration of life from 3 to 6 p.m., at The Eagles Nest in Keithsburg. Memorials may be left in her memory to the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation at www.pulmonaryfibrosis.org.
Shirley was born November 2, 1944, in Galesburg, Illinois, the daughter of Roy E. and La Vella M. Smith Davis. She attended Keithsburg and Westmer schools. In 1963 she married Edwin Hills, they later divorced. On April 25, 1970, she married Loren Coppes. They were married 34 years until he passed away on February 10, 2005. During their time together they enjoyed gardening, boating, camping, and sitting on the front porch waving at everyone as they drove by. Shirley worked as Assistant Postmaster at the Seaton Post Office, and as a Loan Officer at Three I Credit Union in Burlington, Iowa. She was a member of the First Christian Church, Keithsburg. In her free time, she enjoyed baking, playing cards and dominos, and was always up for a game of corn hole. For the last several years, she spent winters in Florida with her fiancé Jim Moffitt. This community became her second family whom she adored. The couple enjoyed riding bicycles together, going to concerts, and hosting Taco Tuesdays with friends. Shirley devoted her whole life to her family. Her kindness and compassion knew no boundaries. She loved with her whole heart and will be deeply missed by all who knew her. Shirley’s greatest joy was time spent with her family, especially her grandchildren.
Those left to cherish her memory are her children: Chris (Julie) Hills of Trinidad, Texas, Yancy (Kara) Hills of Omaha, Nebraska, and Dana (Bill) Johnson of Marion, Iowa; grandchildren: Alexandra and Austin (Tiffany) Hills and Hannah and Hayden Johnson; great granddaughter: Katana Hills; fiancé: Jim Moffitt of Cordova, Illinois; brother: Gary Davis; step brother: Larrell Ferguson; and step sisters: Cathie Ferguson-Gwyn and Marlene Comins.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; brothers: Robert and Richard “Dick” Davis; and step sister: Darlene Miller.
Online condolences may be left at www.dennisonfuneralhome.com.