Shelby Jean Warden Obituary
The world bids farewell to Shelby Jean Warden of Nimitz, West Virginia, departing on October 13, 2025 at the age of 87. Shelby leaves behind memories cherished by the community. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Charles Wilson Lilly and Dessie Hamm Lilly; her stepparent Orah Hamm Lilly; and her siblings, Faye Hamm, Jackie Brumit, Lorene Tyree, Virginia Wills, Mae Hurt, Mildred Messer, Charles Lilly, Donald Hamm, Van Hamm and Mack Hamm.
She is survived by: her husband Gerald Warden; her daughter Sheila Kaczynski (David); her grandchildren, Kelsey Miles (Nathan), Kyle Kaczynski and Kollin Berski (Emmi); her stepgranddaughter Kimberly Allison (Andrew); her great grandchildren, Rainer and Hal Kaczynski; her stepgreat-grandchildren, Memphis and Hadley Allison; her siblings, Geraldine Meadows, Billy Lilly (Gwen), Myrtle Harvey and Frank Hamm (Ruby); and her sisters-in-law, Gloria Lilly, Velma Lilly and Rhodetta Jones Hamm. She is also survived by nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be held on Friday, October 17th 2025 from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM at the Bluestone Baptist Church (57 Beagle Club Rd, Jumping Branch, WV 25969). A funeral service will be held on Friday, October 17th 2025 at 12:00 PM at the same location.
In lieu of flowers the family requests that donations of sympathy be made to the Alzheimer's Association, 225 N. Michigan Ave, Floor 17, Chicago, IL 60601 or online at ALZ.org.