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Shirley Loraine (Smith) Bellew Shirley was born on December 25th, 1947, in Olympia, Washington, to Clifton and Helen Smith. She was called home to be with her Lord at her home in Creswell, Oregon, on December 10th, 2024, just 15 days from her 77th birthday. She had been afflicted and not able to leave her home for about 6 months. She passed peacefully having been surrounded by her loving family and brethren in her last days here. Shirley was the 3rd of 4 children born to the family. Her family lived in Olympia until she was 18 months old, when they moved to Seattle near the Sea-Tac Airport until she was almost 2 years old. They then moved to Renton, Washington until she was 4 years old. At that time, the family moved to a dairy farm about 7 miles outside of Snohomish near the town of Machias. Shirley loved living on the farm and as a small child, she went out each evening and brought the cows in by herself and hooked them into their stanchions for milking time. Her dad sold milk to the local Darigold creamery. The family lived there for over 4 years, and when Shirley was almost 9, her parents felt to move to Sacramento, California. Shirley was very close to her older brother, Bob, growing up, and was always grateful that he let her tag along with him. When Shirley was 17, she was called into the faith while visiting her sister, Betty, in Alturas, California, with her parents over Memorial Day weekend. She was baptized by her daddy, Brother Clifton Smith, in the Doris Reservoir, on May 30, 1965. Shirley remained a strong, faithful member of the Church of the First Born for the rest of her life. When Shirley was 14 years old, she had the joy of getting a baby brother, Jimmy. He was her special little boy all his life. Her daddy had a heart attack in Sacramento, and was in poor health. He and Sister Helen felt to move to Shedd, Oregon, in 1965, to get away from the rat race of the big city. Shirley went through her junior year at Hiram Johnson High School in Sacramento, and then finished her senior year at Central Linn High School in Halsey, Oregon, graduating in June of 1966. Shirley was an excellent student and was in the National Honor Society. Shirley met her best friend, Linda Bruner, at the Halsey church, and they became fast friends for life. After graduating high school, Shirley worked that first summer for the high school, helping summer school students in Brownsville. That fall she went to work for Mouldings, Inc. in Harrisburg for a few months. She then got a job at the Shedd Market just walking distance from her home. She loved that job and worked there until she was married. Shirley met the love of her life in November of 1966. Richard “Dick” Bellew came down to see his sister, Judy James, and her family for Thanksgiving. They came to church in Halsey that Sunday. After church, the young kids were getting together at some brethren’s home, so she invited him to come. He said, “I don’t know where they live. Would you like to ride along with me and show me how to get there?” Shirley told him, “Sure, I could do that!” Before he went home, he asked her if she would write to him, and she said “No! But if you write to me first, I’ll answer you back.” So it began. They wrote many, many letters to each other, nearly every day, and there are 2 full boxes of those letters still to prove it. Nobody called on the phone back then, it was too expensive. Dick would make the 200 mile trip down to see Shirley nearly every other weekend. She had to work on Saturdays until 9 pm at night, so they had the rest of the evening and Sundays to be together. After church, he would stay as long as he could before he left for home. Dick had to get back for work and school at Tacoma Tech. They became engaged in January of 1967. The weekend he proposed to her, he called and said that his sister, Cheryl, and her husband, Joe, were visiting from California, and his dad didn’t want him to come down that weekend. But after a while his dad said Dick was so moody that he told him to “Get out of here and go see that girl of yours!” So he took off but didn’t tell Shirley he was coming. Shirley had been fasting and praying some days before that about whether Dick was the one she would marry. She asked the Lord that if he was the right one, that he would come down that next weekend and ask her to marry him. After he called and said he wasn’t coming, Shirley was pretty down because she thought, “I guess he’s not the one.” Shirley decided to not be in any rush to go home from work, so she did some extra chores around the store, when suddenly she heard a knock at the door! She was irritated and thought to herself, “Can’t you see the closed sign in the window?!” But she went to see who it was and “Lo and Behold, it was Dick!” At first she thought she was just imagining things, but finally realized it was really him. She left work with him and they took a drive down to the Pioneer Villa Restaurant. In the parking lot, he asked her to be his wife, and she said “yes, I will!” She knew then that it was God’s will for her to marry him. She was a very happy lady! They were married on May 13, 1967, in Shedd. Their first home was in her parents' rental in Halsey. They then moved to the apartment above the Shedd Market where Shirley became expecting with their first child. Before the baby was born, they moved to another of her parents’ rentals on First Street there in Shedd. The Lord gave them a beautiful baby daughter, Dixie Lorraine, on May 28th, 1968. Shirley said Dixie was a great blessing and a wonderful daughter to her. When Dixie was just turning 1 year old, they bought a 2-story house across the road from the Shedd Market. It was kind of a fixer-upper, and they worked hard to make it a comfortable home. They lived there until Dixie was almost 3 years old, then they sold that home and moved to a small house on First Street where they lived for the next almost 30 years. Life wasn’t always easy; they had some lean years, but the Lord always gave them what they really needed and enough to share with others at times. The Lord has blessed them for their generosity to others. On March 7th, 1976, their precious son, Clifton Harding, was born. He was also a great blessing in their lives. After Cliff was born, the house seemed to shrink; when Cliff was about 18 months old, Dick completed an addition to their little home that doubled it in size. They were so very thankful for the children the Lord gave them to raise and love with all their hearts. They lived in Shedd and raised their children there until they were both grown and married. Both of their children eventually moved away to the Creswell/Cottage Grove area, and after they lost Darcie, their dear daughter by marriage, they wanted to be closer and help with their twin grandbabies along with other family members. They sold their home in Shedd and bought their “forever” home on Sears Road just outside of Creswell in September of 2000. Shirley loved living out there in the beautiful country away from a lot of people. Dick worked hard making it so beautiful, and Shirley appreciated his efforts so much. She had so much joy and peace living there. Shirley spent years taking care of her parents who had many health problems. She tirelessly spent time taking them places, helping out in their home, and finally caring for her dear mother who had dementia for the last 12 years of her life. Shirley was also a homeschooling pioneer among the brethren. She began teaching her children at home in the early 1980s when it was not a popular thing to do. She spent countless hours researching and learning how to do it, and she was very successful. She helped many other sisters get started and continued to offer encouragement and support the rest of her life. Shirley was a very spiritually minded woman. She truly believed in the power of prayer and lived a close walk. She felt it was so important to read the Bible daily and study it. She loved to sing in church and with her family, and she enjoyed gospel music. Shirley was given the gift of prophecy as a young woman, and considered it a great honor and responsibility. During her long months of affliction, she prayed so many times for relief, but without fail while praying, her mind turned to others who were afflicted or in distress, and prayed mightily for their deliverance. Shirley was an excellent cook and was known especially for her pies and other desserts. She and Dick loved to show hospitality, and she always put on a big spread when she had company over for dinner. She always said “if you went away hungry, it was your own fault.” She was always ready to bring a meal to anyone who was sick or shut in. Big pots of nourishing soup were her specialty. She passed that legacy down to her children and grandchildren to always be aware of those who stood in need of a little help and encouragement. Shirley had great joy in her raising her children and getting to be around her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was so thankful for them all and loved them more than she could ever convey. She showed her love to all of them in countless ways. Shirley was overjoyed that her children came in the Faith and married companions who desired to live for the Lord. It was such a great comfort to her to be able to see all of her grandchildren accept the faith and choose to walk in the ways of the Lord. Shirley wanted them all to remember that the most important thing she could leave with them is to stay close to the Lord at all times, live the Faith, and always put God first. She left this message for them, “Remember how greatly I love you all, and I want to meet you again one day on that beautiful shore.” Shirley was preceded in death by her parents, Clifton and Helen Smith, her sister, Betty Northrup, her beloved daughter-in-law Darcie Jean Bellew, and 2 granddaughters, Adrian Riley and Tayla Anne Bellew. She is survived by her loving husband, Richard Lee Bellew of Creswell, Oregon, her daughter, Dixie and husband, Rob Hansen, of Cottage Grove, Oregon, son, Cliff and wife, Tamsin Bellew, of Creswell, her grandchildren, Katie and Brandon McManus of Cottage Grove, Megan and Mason McCracken of Creswell, Karley and Kyle Burson of Welling, Oklahoma, Chance and Morgan Bellew of Creswell, and Holly Hansen of Cottage Grove. She is also survived by her 4 great grandchildren, Cedric, Presley and Hans McManus of Cottage Grove, and Maycie McCracken of Creswell. She is also survived by 2 brothers: Robert Smith of Prescott, Arizona, and Jim Smith of Shedd, Oregon, her special sister, Peggy Gully, of Redding, California, and many, many precious nieces and nephews.

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