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SHOAF, Guy

Source: Crawfordsville Journal Review 23 Sep 1968 p 2

Guy D. Shoaf, 79, died at noon Sunday in St. Elizabeth Hospital at Danville, Ill. He was a retired farmer. For 17 years he owned and operated the Anoca Dairy here, sand in more recent years he was a used furniture dealer. Mr. Shoaf was a charter member of the Church of the Nazarene in Veedersburg, helping to establish the church in 1923. A native of Parke County, he was a son of Jacob and Martha Lawson Shoaf and was born Oct. 17, 1889. He was wed June 10, 1909 to Eunice Givens, who survives. Also surviving are three sons, Walter of Coolidge, Ariz., Earl of Danville, Ill., and Robert of Veedersburg; nine grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Belle Hack of Cayuga and Mrs. Edna Oblinger of Veedersburg; a half-brother, Claude Clark of Veedersburg, and nieces and nephews. A brother and sister are deceased. Funeral arrangements at Parham Funeral Home.   --typed by Walt W

Source: 1960s Area Obituaries – thanks to Covington Public Library p154

Veedersburg – Guy D. Shoaf, age 79, died at noon Sunday Sept 22 in St. Elizabeth Hospital in Danville, Ill.  He was a retired farmer.  For 17 years he owned and operated Attica Dairy here, and in more recent years he was a used furniture dealer.  He was a charter member of the Church of the Nazarene in Veedersburg, helping to establish the church in 1923.  A native of Parke County, he was the son of Jacob and Martha Lawson Shoaf and he was born Oct 17, 1889.  He was married June 10, 1909 to Eunice Givens who survives.  Surviving in addition to the wife are three sons: Walter of Coolidge, Ariz; Earl of Danville, Ill and Robert of Veedersburg; nine grandchildren; 13 great grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Belle Hack of Cayuga and Mrs. Edna Oblinger of Veedersburg; one half-brother, Claude Clark of Veedersburg and several nieces and nephews.  Funeral services were held at 2:30 p.m. today, Sept 25 at the Church of the Nazarene here, Omar Walters officiated and burial was in Rockfield Cemetery southeast of Veedersburg. The Parham Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.


Source: The obituary is from a collection of newspaper (paper names not recorded) obituaries saved, by Fauniel Hershberger, during the 1950's, 60's, 70's and 80's. She was a life long resident of Fountain County Indiana.  The collection is now housed at Crawfordsville District Public Library.

VEEDERSBURG, Ind. (CNS) — Guy G. Shoaf, 78, a retired farmer of the Veedersburg community, died at noon yesterday (Sept. 22, 1963) at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Danville. He had been a patient there two weeks. Born Oct. 17, 1889, in Parke County, he was the son of Jacob and Martha Lawson Shoaf. He was married June 19, 1909, in Veedersburg to Eunice Givens, who survives. Mr. Shoaf operated the Anoka Dairy in Veedersburg for 17 years and at the time of retirement, he was a used furniture dealer. He was a charter member of the Church of the Nazarene which he helped establish in 1923. Other survivors include three sons, Walter of Coolidge, Ariz., Earl of Danville, Ill., and Robert of Veedersburg; two sisters, Mrs. Belle Hack of Cayuga and Mrs. Edna Oblinger of Veedersburg; a half brother, Claude Clark of Veedersburg; nine grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Church of the Nazarene. Omar Walters will officiate. Burial will be in Rockfield Cemetery. The body is at the Parham Funeral Home. Friends will be received after 6 p.m. Tuesday.   --typed by Walt W
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