Shaw, Arthur Richard

Source: Review-Republican, June 22, 2000, pg 4

Arthur Richard “Gabby” Shaw, 73, of Attica, died Friday, June 16, 2000 in a drowning accident in Rioux Bay, Lake of the Woods, near Kenora, Ontario, Canada. Born on March 2, 1927 in Lafayette, he was a Shadeland High School graduate. He had resided in West Point until moving to Attica in March. He was a retired city mail carrier for the U. S. Postal Service in Lafayette, previously working in heat treatment at Fairfield Manufacturing Co. On June 26, 1949, he married Nellie Munson in Lafayette. She preceded him in death on September 5, 1983. On April 27, 1984, he married Janice Furr Maxwell. She survives. Mr. Shaw was a member of Stidham Memorial Presbyterian Church, where he was an elder and had served as treasurer. He had participated in various sports, including league bowling until a year ago, softball until age 65, church league baseball, hunting and fishing. Also surviving, are: two sons, David (Nancy) Shaw and Ron (Susan) Shaw, both of West Point; a daughter, Joan (Rich) Broaddus of Saybrook, Ill.; two stepdaughters, Janet (Chuck) Yoeman of Crawfordsville and Taffie (Brian) Furr of Kingman; and 16 grandchildren. Visitation 5-8 p.m. Thursday at Hippensteel Funeral Home Service there at 10 a.m. Friday with Rev. Catherine Moran officiating. Interment to follow in Rest Haven Memorial Park. Memorials may be made to Stidham Memorial Presbyterian Church of West Point Lions Club. – jlr