Individual Details
Earl Shaw
(8 Apr 1920 - 26 Dec 2009)
1 Jul 1941 World War II Draft Registration
Earl (no middle name) Shaw of Rt 2, Van Buren, Crawford Co, AR was age 21, b. 8 Apr 1920 in Van Buren. Employed by the CCC at Locke, Franklin Co, AR. His father of the Van Buren address is William N. Shaw and will always know his address.
68" tall, 165 lb. Brown eyes & hair. Small scar on upper right eyelid.
Married Dorothy Louise Park, 11 Feb 1944, Van Buren, Crawford Co, AR.
4 Apr 1946 Divorce petition from Crawford Co, AR. Earl Shaw, Petitioner, was married in 1944 to Dorothy Shaw who has abandoned the marriage and is living in New York.
Married Madeline Swaim, 8 May 1946, Crawford Co, AR.
1950 Census. Van Buren, Crawford Co, ARk, Hh 190
703 N. 27th
Earl Shaw, 29, b. AR, Presser, Garment Factory
Madeline, wife, 23, b. AR
Frances Earlene, dau, 3
30 Dec 2009. from Press-Argus-Courier, Van Buren
Earl Shaw, 89, of Van Buren died Saturday, Dec. 26, 2009, in Bella Vista at Concordia Care Nursing Center.
He was retired from Whirlpool Corp., member of the Pleasant Valley Church of Christ, Navy veteran of World War II.
He was the widower of Madeline Shaw. He was also preceded in death by parents; William N. and Frances Duncan Shaw, two sisters; Mina Summerhill and Mary Russell, a brother; Marvin Shaw.
Funeral was Tuesday, December 29, 2009 at Ocker Funeral Home Memorial Chapel in Van Buren with Nathan Almond officiating. Burial was at Gracelawn Cemetery in Van Buren with military honors.
He is survived by two daughters, Fran McKean of Denton, Texas, and Paula Almond of Bella Vista; a son, Arnold Shaw of Chester, Va.; three sisters, Hazel Winstead and Mabel and Lucy Richmond, all of Van Buren; a brother, James Shaw of Van Buren; seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Wallace and Eugene Russell, Bruce and Rodney Shaw, Phil Richmond, Paul Summerhill and Roy Winsted.
Events
| Birth | 8 Apr 1920 | Arkansas | ![]() | ||
| Death | 26 Dec 2009 | Bella Vista, Benton County, Arkansas | ![]() | ||
| Burial | Gracelawn, Van Buren, Crawford County, Arkansas |
Families
| Father | William Newton "Willie" Shaw (1883 - 1971) |
| Mother | Frances Amanda "Fannie" Duncan (1888 - 1968) |
| Sibling | William Lee Shaw (1907 - 1907) |
| Sibling | Mina Edna Shaw (1909 - 1944) |
| Sibling | Mary Irene Shaw (1911 - 1982) |
| Sibling | Hazel Belle Shaw (1913 - 2010) |
| Sibling | Mable Muriel Shaw (1915 - 2011) |
| Sibling | James Alexander Shaw (1918 - 2012) |
| Sibling | Living |
| Sibling | Marvin Leroy Shaw (1925 - 1990) |
| Sibling | Dallas Newton Shaw (1928 - 1928) |
Endnotes
1. U.S. Federal Census - Digital Images Online by Subscription (Ancestry.com); 1790-1940, 1930, AR, Crawford Co, Jasper Twp, Hh 90..
2. Social Security Death Index. Search available on
