Thyra Belle Hershberger

THYRA BELLE HERSHBERGER Memorial services for longtime Mancos resident, Thyra Belle Hershberger, will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, January 26 at Mancos First United Methodist Church. Pastor Craig Pashal will officiate. Thyra was born on June 3, 1920 on Carrollton, Missouri the daughter of David and Lucy (Bidwell) Kinnear. She passed away on Tuesday, January 15, 2008 at the Valley Inn Nursing Home at the age of 87. Thyra moved to the Mancos valley in the early 1950s. She was a gifted florist and devoted 20 years of her life to Glenns Flower Shop. In her free time, Thyra enjoyed knitting, crocheting, and baking. She made wonderful Christmas candy. Her grandchildren brought her life much happiness. Surviving Thyra are her children, Eddie Hershberger and wife, Diane, Jimmy Hershberger and wife, Kallie, and Jean Ann Alexander and husband, Brent, all of Mancos; her grandchildren, Mike Hershberger, Amy Hershberger, Brandy Goff, Keith Alexander, Ben Hershberger, Justin Horrocks, Jenna Horrocks, and Dillon Horrocks; and six great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; and her siblings, Morris Kinnear and Mary Myers.