
Darlene enjoyed going to church at the United Methodist Church in Mena and loved singing in the choir. She was a daughter of a preacher and enjoyed serving the Lord any way she could. Darlene enjoyed cooking for her family and also knitting. After retiring to Mena, she worked at the hospital in the kitchen. Darlene was a loving mother, grandmother, aunt and friend and will be greatly missed by all who knew her.
She is preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Donald Shockey; one son, Kenneth Shouse, her daughter, Debbie Hoffman; her three brothers, Calvin and Alvin Robbins who were twins, Jimmy Robbins, and her sister, Doris Kirby.
Darlene is survived by her son James Shockey of Cincinnati, Ohio; five grandchildren; six great grandchildren; several nieces and nephews and a host of other relatives and friends.
Funeral services will be Monday, June 29, 2015 at 2 P.M. at the Bowser Family Funeral Home Chapel in Mena. Visitation will be one hour before the service. Interment will be held Friday, July 3, 2015 at 11:00 A.M. at the Sunset Memorial Gardens in Irvine, Kentucky under the direction of Bowser Family Funeral Home in Mena.
Online Guestbook: www.bowserffh.com
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