Shellie June Eitel, 55, Hamilton, Mo., passed away on December 28, 2017, at the Cameron Regional Medical Center, Cameron. She previously lived in Wheeling, Mo., before moving to Hamilton in 1994.

Shellie was born on June 24, 1962, in Kirksville, Mo., to Wendell Leroy and Joyce June (Floyd) Curtis. She was raised on the family farm at Yarrow, Mo., and graduated from the Kirksville High School in 1980. She married Todd Eitel on June 11, 1982, in La Plata, Mo. Shellie worked for 18 years for the Hamilton school district as an assistant kitchen manager and cook and then became the manager and maintenance director for the Rosewood apartments in Hamilton in the summer of 2012.

Shellie was a board member for the Caldwell County Health Department, board member of the Caldwell County Foundation Cancer Assistance Fund, and board member of the Caldwell County Fair. She was baptized in the Methodist church as a child and occasionally attended the Methodist Church in Hamilton. She was very passionate about teaching her children how to show cattle and participating in FFA, 4H, and Missouri State Fair competitions. Her family received the Caldwell County Farm Family of the year honor at the Missouri State Fair in 2016.

Shellie enjoyed picking up and spending time with Gage and Bailey and would often spoil them with Pepsi, trips to get ice cream, Cheetos, and lottery tickets.

Survivors: Husband, Todd, of the home; children-Heather June (Matthew) Miller, Hamilton; and Kyle Todd (Megan) Eitel, Hamilton; grandchildren-Gage and Bailey June Miller; sisters-Cindy Smith, Sumner, Mo., and Lindy (Jeff) Gray, Green City, Mo.; brother-Gail (Lynette) Curtis, La Plata, Mo.; In-laws-Lavon and Jacquline Eitel, La Plata; brothers-in-law-Andy (Rhonda) Eitel, Hannibal, Mo., and Sheldon (Lynn) Eitel, Las Vegas, Nevada; sister-in-law-Vonna (Brian) Scholzen, Olathe, Ks; nieces-Ashley Smith, Whitney Sayre, Natalie Patterson, Athena Clubine, and Ashlyn and Elena Scholzen; and nephews-Matt Smith, Aaron Brantner, Colton and Logan Curtis, and Gavin Scholzen.

Shellie was preceded in death by her parents and numerous other family members, aunts and uncles.

Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, January 2, at the Hamilton United Methodist Church Family Life Center.

Funeral Service: 11 a.m., Wednesday, January 3, 2018, at the Hamilton United Methodist Church Family Life Center.

Interment: Highland Cemetery, Hamilton.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in Shellie's memory to the Caldwell County Fair Board or to the Caldwell County Foundation Cancer Assistance Fund.

Arrangements: Bram Funeral Home, Hamilton, Mo.
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