Ray Shaw, 57, of Portland, formerly of Lake Odessa, died Thursday, December 24, in St. Lawrence Hospital in Lansing. He was born March 16, 1924 in Lake Odessa, the son of Ralph and Naoma (Cooley) Shaw. He spent his early life in the Lake Odessa area and married Marilyn Buckley in June 1947. He was a veteran of World War II and was active in the Masonic Lodge, the OES and the Boy Scouts. Mr. Shaw is survived by his wife, Marilyn; two sons, John Shaw of Lyons and Jeffery Shaw of DeWitt; two daughters, Mrs. Nancy Morris and Mrs. Connie Martin, both of Portland; seven grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Joyce Ackley of Lake Odessa and Mrs. Lula Palas of Long Beach, California; and two brothers, George Shaw of Potterville and Ralph Shaw of Eaton Rapids. Services were held Monday, December 28 at 1:30 p.m. from the Neller Funeral home of Portland. Rev. Dow Chamberlain officiated, with burial in Portland Cemetery.
Ray Shaw, 57, of Portland, formerly of Lake Odessa, died Thursday, December 24, in St. Lawrence Hospital in Lansing. He was born March 16, 1924 in Lake Odessa, the son of Ralph and Naoma (Cooley) Shaw. He spent his early life in the Lake Odessa area and married Marilyn Buckley in June 1947. He was a veteran of World War II and was active in the Masonic Lodge, the OES and the Boy Scouts. Mr. Shaw is survived by his wife, Marilyn; two sons, John Shaw of Lyons and Jeffery Shaw of DeWitt; two daughters, Mrs. Nancy Morris and Mrs. Connie Martin, both of Portland; seven grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Joyce Ackley of Lake Odessa and Mrs. Lula Palas of Long Beach, California; and two brothers, George Shaw of Potterville and Ralph Shaw of Eaton Rapids. Services were held Monday, December 28 at 1:30 p.m. from the Neller Funeral home of Portland. Rev. Dow Chamberlain officiated, with burial in Portland Cemetery.
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