Shelby J. Givan

Shelby J. (Hubbard) Givan, 71, Monrovia, died peacefully at home September 3, 2015, surrounded by her loved ones. Shelby was born in Duffield, Virginia on June 6, 1944, to the late Claude and Bitha (Gibson) Hubbard. She was one of seven children. She was a coal miner’s daughter and moved to Rockville, Maryland as a youth. She married Ronald Givan on August 26, 1966. They resided in Groton, Connecticut while Ron served in the US Navy on submarines. In 1967, when Ron was discharged from the Navy, they moved to Indianapolis. She gave birth to three beautiful babies, Yvette Jeanine, Ronald Dale, Jr. (deceased) and Dora Jean (D.J.).

She was the Co-Founder and Director of Southeastern Nursery School. She was also a substitute teacher for Indianapolis Christian School in Indianapolis and the Monroe Gregg School system in Monrovia, Indiana. She was employed by K-Mart on E. Washington Street in Indianapolis. She also enjoyed teaching Sunday school. Shelby was one of the original family members who set up and started the Hubbard-Gibson-Barnett family reunions. She served as secretary for the Givan Family reunion for many years. She also enjoyed doing genealogy for both sides of her family.

Shelby was a woman of very strong Christian faith. She was a wonderful wife, mother, sister, friend, and grandmother. She was loved, appreciated, and respected by all who had contact with her.

Survivors include her husband of 49 years, Ronald Givan; daughters, Yvette Rodgers, and D.J. Weidner; siblings, Carlene Shrader-Reichhold, Betty Asbury, Dena Leslie, Charlotte Ross, and Doug Hubbard; grandchildren, Jordan Weidner, Paulina and Alex Rodgers. One brother, Gerald Hubbard, preceded her in death.

Friends and family will gather to celebrate the life of Shelby Givan on Tuesday, September 8, 2015, 4 to 8 p.m., in the chapel at Carlisle – Branson Funeral Service & Crematory, Mooresville. The funeral service will be officiated by her uncle, Charles Gibson, on Wednesday, September 9, 2015, 12:30 p.m., in the funeral home. Burial will follow in Oaklawn Memorial Gardens, Fishers. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Franciscan Visiting Nurse Service of St. Francis Hospice Franciscan Alliance Foundation, 5255 E. Stop 11 Road, #245, Indpls., IN 46237. Visit www.CarlisleBranson.com to share a favorite memory or to sign the online guest registry.