Haroldean "Dean'' Shinn, age 76, of 522 Knox Road 400 North, Abingdon, Illinois, passed away at 9:20 a.m. Sunday, August 8, 1999 at OSF St. Mary Medical Center, Galesburg, Illinois. He was born April 25, 1923 in rural Maquon, Illinois, the son of Harry and Mamie Halsey Shinn. He married Eleanor Wilson on November 30, 1942 in Palmyra, Missouri. She survives. Other survivors include his father, Harry Shinn, Abingdon; two daughters, Connie Poland, Abingdon and Phyllis Moyer, Glendale, Arizona; four grandchildren and two great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his mother. He lived in the Maquon and Abingdon area all of his life and attended the Maquon schools. He farmed near Abingdon for many years. Mr. Shinn was an Army veteran of WWII and was a recipient of the Purple Heart. He was a member of Harry E. Wiles American Legion Post #381 & Galesburg Veterans of Foreign War Post 2257. Graveside services were held Wednesday at 11:00 at the Abingdon Cemetery with Reverend McLaren officiating. Military honors were accorded by the American Legion Post #381. Hinchliff-Pearson-West Chapel in Abingdon was in charge of the arrangements. A memorial fund will be established.
Haroldean "Dean'' Shinn, age 76, of 522 Knox Road 400 North, Abingdon, Illinois, passed away at 9:20 a.m. Sunday, August 8, 1999 at OSF St. Mary Medical Center, Galesburg, Illinois. He was born April 25, 1923 in rural Maquon, Illinois, the son of Harry and Mamie Halsey Shinn. He married Eleanor Wilson on November 30, 1942 in Palmyra, Missouri. She survives. Other survivors include his father, Harry Shinn, Abingdon; two daughters, Connie Poland, Abingdon and Phyllis Moyer, Glendale, Arizona; four grandchildren and two great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his mother. He lived in the Maquon and Abingdon area all of his life and attended the Maquon schools. He farmed near Abingdon for many years. Mr. Shinn was an Army veteran of WWII and was a recipient of the Purple Heart. He was a member of Harry E. Wiles American Legion Post #381 & Galesburg Veterans of Foreign War Post 2257. Graveside services were held Wednesday at 11:00 at the Abingdon Cemetery with Reverend McLaren officiating. Military honors were accorded by the American Legion Post #381. Hinchliff-Pearson-West Chapel in Abingdon was in charge of the arrangements. A memorial fund will be established.
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