Freida Shackelford

September 25, 1920 - February 18, 2021

Freida Fay Shackelford, age 100, of Warrensburg, Missouri, passed away Thursday, February 18, 2021 at Laurie Care Center, Laurie, Missouri. She was born September 25, 1920 in Warrensburg, Missouri, a daughter of Jetta Frances (Gowin) Nichelson. On November 14, 1951 in Sedalia, Missouri, she was united in marriage to Lloyd H. Shackelford. Together they shared twenty-six years of marriage before his passing on March 16, 1978. She was also preceded in death by her mother; her grandparents who raised her, Joseph and Anna Gowin; two sons, Larry R. Shackelford and Randall W. Shackelford; a step-son, Bill Shackelford; two brothers, Howard Nichelson and Velbert Nichelson and a sister, Yvonne Kidd. Survivors include a steps-son, Robert L. Shackelford and wife Vickie of Lincoln, California; four grandchildren, Kimberley Bruner and husband Daniel, Phillip Wayne Shackelford and wife Ashley, Marsha Larimer and husband Wyatt and Bradley Shackelford and wife Mandy; five step-grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren and step-great-grandchildren; a sister-in-law, Trixie Nichelson of Fulton, Missouri; two daughters-in-law, Eveline Shackelford of Warrensburg, Missouri and Karen Shackelford of Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri and a host of other relatives and friends. Freida was a life-long resident of Johnson County, Missouri. As a young woman, she worked in homes caring for new moms and babies. She was later employed by Garrison Garment Factory and Safeway. She was a cook for the Warrensburg School District and for thirty-two years was the cook at First Baptist Church in Warrensburg. She was a faithful member of First Baptist Church of Warrensburg. In her spare time, she enjoyed cooking, making homemade jelly and gardening. Earlier in her life she was talented at sewing and doing embroidery. She was a member of the Kitchen Band where she played the washboard. A celebration of life will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, April 24, 2021 at Sweeney-Phillips & Holdren Funeral Home, Warrensburg, Missouri. Inurnment will be in Liberty Cemetery, Warrensburg, Missouri. Memorial donations may be made to Laurie Care Center, Laurie, Missouri. Arrangements are under the care and direction of the Kidwell-Garber Laurie/Sunrise Beach Chapel and Sweeny-Phillips & Holdren Funeral Home of Warrensburg.