MT. VERNON - Veralee Wilcox, 89, of Shelbyville, died at 8 a.m. Monday, Nov. 8, 2010, at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Howe and Yockey Funeral Home in Shelbyville with Elder Christine Ober officiating. Visitation will be from 1 to 2 p.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Glenwood Cemetery in Shelbyville. Memorials may be given to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital or the Shelby Humane Society. Mrs. Wilcox was born on Feb. 14, 1921, in Keenes, the daughter of William Everett and Ora Mae Shaw Burkitt. She worked in garment factories for many years and later cleaned homes in Shelbyville. Veralee was a member of the Community of Christ Church in Pana. She married Guy E. Wilcox on March 30, 1941, and he preceded her in death on Sept. 1, 2007. Surviving are her son, Glenn Wilcox and wife Madeline of Mode; daughter, Carolynn Wilcox of Shelbyville; three sisters, Lela Pierce of Bluford, Alice French of Belvidere and Ruth Witzel of Mt. Vernon; eight grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Guy; sister, Nadine Grunder; and brothers, John, Dale and Lowell Burkitt and one in infancy. Howe and Yockey Funeral Home in Shelbyville is in charge of arrangements. Condolences may be sent to www.howeandyockey.com.