Lucille Catherine Bordoli, 95, of Versailles, formerly of Sedalia, died Monday, June 9, 2003, at the Good Shepherd Care Center in Versailles.
She was born June 3, 1908, in Sedalia, daughter of Lon Edgar and Annie Neal Crawford Hill. In 1929, in Pettis County, Missouri, she married John Emmit Shy, who died earlier. On September 4, 1962, in Sedalia, she married Andrew "Tally" Bordoli, who died October 8, 1975.
Mrs. Bordoli was an active member of the First United Methodist Church of Sedalia since transferring her membership from the Methodist Church in Clifton City, Missouri in 1944. She transferred her membership from McKee Chapel Methodist Church, southwest of Sedalia, to Clifton City in 1929. She has twice been elected president of the Women's United Methodist Christian Service and served in most of the other offices of that organization. She enjoyed her Sunday School classes and WUMCS Circles through the years, and volunteered at the Open Door. She was an avid gardener all of her life and was a member of the Sedalia Garden group through its most active years. At 92 she was still tending her vegetable garden and flower beds. She worked for Lehmer Photograph Studio, retiring in 1962. She had lived in Sedalia since 1944, moving to Versailles in 2000.
Survivors include two sons, Chris L. Shy of Medina, Ohio, and James L. Shy of Sunrise Beach, Missouri; a daughter, Sibyl Ruffing of Melbourne Beach, Florida; nine grandchildren; ten great grandchildren; and several nephews and nieces. She was preceded in death by three sisters, Avis Neitzert, Mary Hunter and Hazel Peterson; and two brothers, Edward Hill and Lynn Hill.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday at the Heckart/Gillespie Colonial Chapel with the Rev. Jim Downing, Jr. officiating.
Pallbearers will be Kathy Montague, Rebecca Killen, Gregory Shy, Mike Ingram, Gary White and Steve Rafferty.
Honorary bearers will be K.P. Hunter and Paul Neitzert.
Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.
Friends may call from 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. Thursday and the family will receive friends one hour prior to the service Friday at the funeral home.
The family suggests memorial contributions to the First United Methodist Church, 1701 West 32nd Street, Sedalia, Missouri 65301.
