Eugene A. Shaw

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Posted 6/25/17

AMBOY - Eugene A. Shaw, 80, of Amboy died June 24, 2017 at Heritage Health in Walnut after a brief illness.

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Eugene A. Shaw

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AMBOY - Eugene A. Shaw, 80, of Amboy died June 24, 2017 at Heritage Health in Walnut after a brief illness.

Funeral services will be held at noon on Wednesday, June 28 at the Mihm-Jones Funeral Home with Rev. Rocky Fritz officiating. Burial will be at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens in Dixon. Following the burial, a meal will be held at First Baptist Church in Amboy. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon on June 28 at the funeral home.

Gene was born March 18, 1937 in Amboy to Egbert and Kathryn (Banks) Shaw. He married Judith A. North on Jan. 21, 1956 in Amboy. She preceded him in death on March 17, 1998.

Survivors include his children, David (Christina) Shaw, Dan Shaw, Diane (Joseph) Stewart and Denise Shaw, all of Amboy and Dennis Shaw of Mt. Morris; nine grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; one sister, Dorothy Diveley of Amboy; two daughters-in-law, Rena Svendsen and Cathy Shaw; and his closest friends, B.J. Payne and David Schultz.

He was preceded in death by his wife; his parents; one brother, James Shaw; one sister, Arletta Shaw; and one grandson.

Gene was a lifelong farmer and he also worked at Leffelman’s Meat Center in Sublette. He raised and sold purebred Alaskan Malamutes and was a member of the Green River Snow Goers and the Living History Antique Equipment Association.

A memorial has been established.

Condolences may be sent online at www.thejonesfh.com.