Edna Louise Boling-Shahadey

Edna Louise Boling-Shahadey received a call from her Guardian Angel that her heavenly presence was requested at 1 pm on Sunday, January, 7th 2018.

That morning she enjoyed a good breakfast, attended chapel service and then took a peaceful nap to awake to the musical sounds of harps and beautiful angelic voices welcoming her home.

She is now reunited with beloved family and friends and they are celebrating her heavenly arrival.

Affectionately known as “Eydie” - she had an inner beauty that equally presented itself through her timeless physical beauty.

She enjoyed being “Fixie” and still looked fabulous at the young-age of 90 1/2.

Eydie was always charitable and maintained a deep spiritual faith in the Lord.

She did not possess significant worldly wealth, but always made a point to help those in need. Deliveries of warm blankets were frequently donated to shelters across Indiana.

This past Christmas 2017, Eydie had so much fun. She donned a “Santa hat” - took “selfie’s with” and gave presents to everyone who spent their Christmas Day caring for the residents of Allisonville Meadows.

Among her many talents Eydie was an amazing artist she hand-crafted beautiful award winning porcelain dolls, painted scenes of nature, danced and played drums in a fusion-dance company and wrote inspirational stories that were distributed to nursing home residents and locally published.

Eydie loved her family and friends more than words can adequately describe. She prayed for all by name nightly and coined the phrase, “Umbrella of Love”. If you are reading this message, please remember you are always showered in prayers of love from this world and beyond.

Dementia is a tough disease, but Eydie was a fighter. She never complained through all of it’s physical challenges. She kept faith and persevered until God granted her entrance to the Pearly Gates.

'Worship the LORD your God, and his blessing will be on your food and water. I will take away sickness from among you…' Exodus 23:25

She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Shahadey, parents Daisy and Ray Boling, Mother and Father-in-law, Louise and Sam Shahadey, 2 sisters, Martha Gard, Kathleen Tyhurst; 3 sister-in-laws, Mary Kersey, Julie Shahadey-Brown & Jeannette Nasser-Shahadey, 5 brother-in-laws, George Tyhurst, John Kersey, Marvin Gard, Frank Beder and Sam Shahadey II and niece Marilyn Thompson, 2 nephews Robert Lee and Tom Goss.

She is survived by her children, Jill Shahadey-Thompson, Joseph Shahadey (Deborah Simmers-Shahadey) and Angela Shahadey-Daugherty (Dr. James Daugherty). 2 sisters Mary Ruth Beder & Rosetta Goodwin (Gene Goodwin) 7 grandchildren, Matthew Shahadey (Amanda), Holly Hayden, Christopher Shahadey, Cory Hayden, Jesse Hayden (Morgan), Chelsea Whitlock and Turner Daugherty. 4 Great-Grandchildren, Koen Shahadey, Zayden Shahadey, Joleigh Shahadey and Evie Hayden. Several beloved nieces and nephews: Linda Kersey Homel, John Kersey, Sam (Sally) Boaz, Tom (Andrea) Brown, Sam Shahadey III, Sherri Shahadey, Stacy (Ty) Shahadey-Smith, Karen (Bob) Austin, Debra (Paul) Bramley, Rick (Sandy) Goodman, Scott Goodman, Randy Lee, Roger (Linda) Lee, Gary Thompson and many extended family members in Terre Haute, IN and beyond.

Our family would like to express gratitude for the caring hearts of family and friends who prayed and loved our dear mother, Eydie. We thank the staff of Crown Senior Living, Allisonville Meadows and Transitions Hospice for their love and assistance.

Per Eydie's wishes, private services and burial at Maple Grove Cemetery, Clay City, IN will occur. Our family will host a Celebration of Life, for all to attend, to be announced at a later date.

Memorial contributions may be made to:

St. George Orthodox Church 1900 S 4th Street, Terre Haute, IN 47802http://www.stgeorgeterrehaute.com/index.php

or

Dayspring Center 1537 Central Ave. Indianapolis, IN 46202 - Family Homeless Shelter www.dayspringindy.org

MAY HER MEMORY BE FOREVER ETERNAL