Obituaries:  Rogers Theo "Bill" Shaw, Sabine Parish       S-000
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Mar 5, 1997
Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck
              carlrad@earthlink.net




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Rogers Theo "Bill" Shaw

  Services for Rogers Theo "Bill" Shaw, 83, were held at 2 p.m.,
Thursday, Feb. 27, 1997, at the First United Methodist Church of
Coushatta. Revs. David Hanna, and Bill Sirman officiated. Burial
was in the Springville Cemetery, under the direction of
Rockett-Nettles Funeral Home.

  Mr. Shaw died Tuesday, Feb. 25, 1997, in the L. S. Huckabay
Memorial Hospital, Coushatta.

  Mr. Shaw and his family have resided in Coushatta for the past
40 years. He was a native of Jefferson, Texas. Mr. Shaw was the
owner of Shaw Timber Co. "Daddy Bill" was an avid outdoorsman and
naturalist.

  He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Doris Sherman Shaw of
Coushatta; two daughters, Christy McCallum (husband David) of
Houston, Texas, and Paula Hardee (husband Hugh), Pleasant Hill;
two sons, Sherman Shaw (wife Jean), Monroe, Bill Shaw (wife
Hope), Coushatta; one sister, Anna Shaw of Jefferson, Texas; 10
grandchildren, Luke McCallum, Emily McCallum, Allison Hardee,
Hugh "Hamp" Hardee, Paige Hardee, Holly Boyd (husband Trey), Abby
Shaw, Sherman "Shooter" Shaw, Stuart Shaw, and Lacy Shaw; one
great grandchild, Tyler Boyd.

  Pallbearers were Roy Carney, Stanley Smith, Steve Jones, Edgar
Cason, Bill Townsend, Johnny Lee, Ray Penny, and Dr. Wyche
Coleman.

  Honorary pallbearers were Clint Jackson, Dr. Jackie D. Huckabay,
Donnie Kelly, Mercer B. Dupree, Gordon Foster, and Wyche Coleman.