Shirley Lewis Busteed

Dec. 1, 1928 – March 28, 2016

Shirley Ann Lewis Busteed, 87, wife, mother and grandmother, died Monday, March 28, 2016, at North Big Horn Hospital in Lovell.[caption id="attachment_11072" align="alignright" width="254"] Shirley Lewis Busteed[/caption]Shirley was born on Dec. 1, 1928, to Roland Rudger Lewis and Bertha Mortensen Lewis in Cowley. After graduating from Cowley High School, Shirley attended the University of Wyoming and majored in business.Shirley met and married Richard Wardell Busteed August 5, 1949. They were later sealed in the Salt Lake LDS Temple on June 30, 1992. She is survived by her daughters Becky Rae (Ralph) Knippel, Eva (Morgan) Sayes, Karen (Randall) Peterson and Lynne (Kevin) Hall, son Richard Lewis (Diane) Busteed, sister Mary (Waldo) Jensen, brother Paul Lewis, 18 grandchildren and 39 great-grandchildren.Shirley began serving as the Town Clerk for the Town of Cowley in 1965. She served as Town Clerk until she retired in 2004. She loved working with the people in her community and counted everyone as her friend.Shirley was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, where she served in many positions.Services will be held in the Cowley LDS church Wednesday, April 6, at 10 a.m. with a viewing one hour prior to the services. Burial services will follow at the Cowley Cemetery.