H. Ann (Shelley) Whitcomb, 75, of Mechanicsburg, passed to eternal life on Saturday, December 28, 2013, in the M. S. Hershey Medical Center. She was born on Jan. 9, 1938, in Danville, VA, a daughter of the late Matthew M. and Blanche Rose (Gilbert) Shelley.

Ann was a 1956 graduate of Mechanicsburg High School. She was the bookkeeper for 30 years with Whitcomb Tax and Financial Services and formerly co-owned along with her husband, the former Whitcomb TV & Appliances, both of Mechanicsburg. In her earlier years, Ann had worked for Quaker Oats and The Book of the Month Club. She attended Saint Joseph Catholic Church, Mechanicsburg. Ann enjoyed traveling with the Cotler VIP Tours.

She is survived by her loving and devoted husband of 43 years, Alfred L. "Al" Whitcomb, two daughters; Margaret "Mindy" Myers of Mechanicsburg and Shelley A. Whitcomb of Carlisle, one son, Boyd L. (and his wife, Elizabeth "Becky" Smith) Myers, Jr. of Carlisle, one sister; Mary C. Eberly of Mechanicsburg, four brothers; Matthew M. Shelley of Mechanicsburg, B. Joseph Shelley of Huntsville, AL, James Shelley of Sioux City, IA and William P. Shelley of Frederick, MD, her canine companion, Lucy and many nieces and nephews.

Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday, January 3, 2014, at 11 a.m. in Saint Joseph Catholic Church, 410 E. Simpson St., Mechanicsburg, with Rev. Louis P. Ogden officiating. Burial will follow in Chestnut Hill Cemetery, Mechanicsburg. Visitations will be held on Thursday from 5 - 8:00 p.m. with a Prayer Service to be held at 7:45 p.m. in the Ewing Brothers Funeral Home, 630 S. Hanover St., Carlisle and on Friday from 9:30 a.m. until 10:45 a.m. at the church. Memorial contributions may be made to the Dept. of Family and Community Medicine, Gift Fund, Penn State College of Medicine, 500 University Dr., Hershey, PA 17033 or Hospice of Central PA, 1320 Linglestown Rd., Harrisburg, PA 17110.