In Googling while doing research on a different Monongah High graduate I stumbled onto this sad news that was never reported on this blog:

Shirley Williams Ash Ebbinghaus Biggs, Class of 1954, passed away in 2011 in Warren, Ohio, where she had lived since the 1960s.

She was at the 2004 Monongah High Alumni Reunion with her Class of 1954 for the 50-year anniversary.

Shirley played the piano and organ at her First Church of God in Warren.

At Monongah High, Shirley was in county chorus, on the newspaper staff, on the yearbook staff and in the Junior Red Cross.

She married Edward Ash, Earl Ebbinghaus and, in 2005, Robert Biggs. Bob survives Shirley.

Shirley has three children – Luella, who also lives in Warren; Carl Ash, who lives in Shinnston; and Tammy Schwartz, who lives in Howland, Ohio. Shirley’s sister, Janice, lives in Enterprise.

Leona May Ash of Four States also was in the Class of 1954. Reva McDougal, Class of 1950, married a John Ash.

Shirley’s parents were Opal Parrish Williams and Vernon Williams.

Even though I’m six years late with the news I think there are former Lions who also missed her passing who would want to know.

Shirley’s obituary: 

SHIRLEY A. EBBINGHAUS BIGGS

WARREN – Shirley Ash Ebbinghaus Biggs, 74, died Saturday, Oct. 15, 2011, at Trumbull Memorial Hospital.

She was born Jan. 12, 1937, in Worthington, W.Va., the daughter of Vernon and Opal (Parrish) Williams, and had lived in Trumbull County since the 1960s.

A graduate of Monongah (W.Va.) High School, Shirley retired as the secretary of the maintenance department for St. Joseph Health Center after 31 years of employment. A member of the First Church of God in Warren, where she played piano and organ, she enjoyed gardening, cooking, traveling, making jewelry, and NASCAR racing.

Surviving are her husband, Robert L. Biggs, whom she married May 7, 2005; three children, Luella (Robert) Carter of Warren, Carl (Mykala) Ash of Shinnston, W.Va. and Tammy (Curtis) Schwartz of Howland; three stepchildren, Darlene, Denise and Traci; eight grandchildren; eight step grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; and a sister, Janice, of Enterprise, W.Va.

Preceding her in death is her first husband, Earl Ebbinghaus, whom she married July 6, 1965, and who died April 13, 1995; a brother; a grandson; and a step-grandson.

Services are at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2011, at the McFarland & Son Funeral Home, with the Rev. Jack Ruble officiating. Interment will follow at Hillside Cemetery, West Farmington.

Friends may call today from 6 to 8 p.m. and Wednesday from 10 to 11 a.m. at the funeral home.

Material contributions may be made to the Hope Center for Cancer Care, 1745 Niles Cortland Road N.E., Warren, OH 44484.

Arrangements are entrusted to the McFarland & Son Funeral Services Co., 271 N. Park Ave., Warren, OH 44481.

Please visit www.mcfarlandcares.com  to view this obituary and send condolences.