Shirley Mae Neill, 91, of Monongahela, died Tuesday, January 10, 2017 in the Monongahela Valley Hospital. She was born December 31, 1925 in Donora, the daughter of Robert and Mildred Coulson Fowler.
Shirley was a graduate of Donora High School, class of 1943. She attended Pittsburgh Beauty Academy in Charleroi and became a licensed beautician. For over fifty years, Shirley owned and operated a beauty salon out of her home. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Monongahela, where she was a deaconess, on the kitchen social committee and a member of it's Class of Ruth. For over seventy years, she was a member and past noble grand of the Rebekah Lodge 82 of Gastonville and a member of the Red Hat Society, Scarlet Sisters of Monongahela. She was very active in the Sr. Citizens Showboat Variety Show, where she performed in character acts, danced and sewed numerous costumes. Besides sewing and dancing, Shirley enjoyed baking, camping, dominoes and playing card games.
She is survived by her daughter-in-law, Terri Neill of San Antonio, TX; two granddaughters, Christine Neill Bement and husband Lt. Col. Robert Bement of Ewa Beach, HI, Patricia  Neill of San Antonio, TX; sister, Ellen Louise Westwood of Elrama; several nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John Archibald Neill who died July 11, 2008; son, John R. Neill and a son who died in infancy; three brothers, Robert, James and William Fowler.
Friends will be received on Sunday, January 15, 2017 from 2-4 and 6-8 PM   in the Frye Funeral Home, Inc., 427 West Main Street, Monongahela. A funeral service will be held on Monday, January 16, 2017 at 12:00 PM in the First Baptist Church with the Rev. Mark Schollaert officiating. Interment will follow in the Monongahela Cemetery.
The Rebekah Lodge 82 will conduct services Sunday evening at 6:30 pm in the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the First Baptist Church, 601 W. Main Street, Monongahela, PA 15063.