Shirley Ann Lyvers, age 88 of Holy Cross, passed away Sunday, February 28, 2021 at her home. She was born February 25, 1933 in Louisville. She was a former lunchroom worker at Saint Charles Junior High School and was a member of Holy Cross Catholic Church.

Shirley was preceded in death by two sons, Donald Lee Lyvers and Bruce Warren Lyvers; her parents, James Lorenzo and Mary Ellen Peake Cecil; six sisters, Margaret Pike, Dorothy Price, Mary Berghaus, Mary Jane Blunk, Verna Mae Staples and Elizabeth Phelps; seven brothers, Joe, infant Otho, Johnny, Alford, James D., Henry and James L. Cecil.

Survivors include her husband of 69 years, Joseph D. "Donnie" Lyvers; nine children, Theresa Morris of Melbourne, Florida, Eddie Jay Lyvers (Angela) of Elizabethtown, Sheila, Allen and Belinda Lyvers, all of Holy Cross, Lisa and Andrew Lyvers, both of Louisville, Jennifer Rhye (Roger) of Madisonville and Crystal Wray DeSpain (Ronnie) of Bardstown; 16 Grandchildren, April Essex, Rachel Steigerwalt, Missy Lyvers, Shane Lyvers, Matthew Clark, Whitney Peacock, Alphonse Lyvers, Amber Overstreet, Jordan Mattingly, Tyler Clark, Damien Lyvers, Jenna Aikman, Kaitlyn DeSpain, Keaton DeSpain, Jeremy Morris and Shaun Morris and many great grandchildren.

Funeral Services will be held at 10 am Saturday, March 6, 2021 at Holy Cross Catholic Church, 59 New Haven Road, Loretto. Rev. Deacon Joseph R. Dant will officiate. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

Visitation is 2-8 PM Friday at Mattingly Funeral Home, 195 Holy Cross Road, Loretto, with a prayer service at 7 pm.

Memorials may go to WHAS Crusade for Children, 520 W. Chestnut St., Louisville, KY 40202.

Pallbearers are grandchildren, April Essex, Shane Lyvers, Matthew Clark, Alphonse Lyvers, Tyler Clark and Damien Lyvers.

Due to covid-19 restrictions, the funeral home is limited to 50 % occupancy, face coverings are required, and food and drink are prohibited.