Obituaries: Elva Crawford Shaw, 1926, Winn Parish, LA
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: January 8, 1926 Winnfield News-American

Former Winnfield Woman Dies In Hattiesburg, Miss.

Mrs. Elva Crawford Shaw Answers Silent Call  

Buried In Shreveport Last Sunday

The many friends of Mrs. Elva Crawford Shaw were very grieved to learn of her
death last Friday morning in Hattiesburg, Miss., where she had been for about
three weeks for treatment.  Death was due it was stated to a complication of
diseases.

Mrs. Shaw was the wife of Mr. J. H. Shaw who with his wife are well known
here, both being members of two of the oldest families of this section.  Mrs.
Shaw was before her marriage some sixteen years ago, Miss Elva Crawford,
daughter of the late J. H. Crawford and numbers her friends by the score in
this her hometown.

Mrs. Shaw was 13 years old and was a consistent and faithful member of the
Methodist Episcopal Church.

She is survived by her husband, J. H. Shaw, general freight and passenger
agent of the A. & L. M. Railway company of Shreveport, one son, Ralph Bernard
Shaw, two sisters, Mrs. W. M. Wallace of Shreveport, Mrs. P. J. Becker also
of Shreveport; three brothers, T. M. Crawford of Dallas, Tex., W. A. Crawford
of Navasota, Tex., and J. E. Crawford of Shreveport.

The body of Mrs. Shaw was taken to Shreveport Friday night preparatory to
funeral services, which were conducted on last Sunday.