Elizabeth Shaw’s obituary, Rome Center, Lenawee County, Michigan

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Mrs. Elizabeth Shaw
Special to the Telegram

Cadmus, Feb. 21, 1930
Mrs. Elizabeth Skeels Shaw, aged 88 years died Thursday afternoon at 2:45
o'clock in the home of her daughter Mrs. G.D. Lefferts, one and one half 
miles northeast of Cadmus, where she had lived last 10 years.  Mrs. Shaw 
was the former Miss Elizabeth Hoxter.  She was married in October, 1863 to 
Bertrand Skeels, who died in 1913.  In 1915 she was married to Charles 
Shaw of Clayton whose death occurred in 1920. She is survived by the 
daughter, Mrs. Lefferts; three sons, Clarence Skeels of Baldwin, Fred 
Skeels of Detroit, and H. Roy Skeels of Adrian, and several grandchildren 
and great-grandchildren. The funeral services will be held Sunday 
afternoon at 1:30 o'clock in the home and at 2 o'clock in the Cadmus 
church.  Dr. O. R. Stilson of Adrian College will officiate.  The burial 
will be made in the East Rome Cemetery.

Funeral of Mrs Shaw
Special to the Telegram

Cadmus, Feb. 25, 1930 -- the funeral of Mrs. Elizabeth Shaw was held at 
the Cadmus Presbyterian Church Sunday afternoon.  The burial was made in 
the East Rome Cemetery.  The bearers were Waylond Skeels, Chester Wilber, 
Harold Skeels, Orville Lefferts, Wayne Townsend, and Leslie Shaw. Those 
from away attending were Edward McLouth and daughters of Ann Arbor, Mr.and 
Mrs. Clarence Skeels of Gladwin, Mr. and Mrs. Claude McGuffey of Ferndale, 
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Skeels, Mr. and Mrs.Carl Johnson and daughter, Miss 
Irene Sword of Lincoln Park, Mr. and Mrs Arthur Lagerstrom and 2 children, 
and Mr.and Mrs. Earl Shelito and son of Detroit, Mr. and Mrs. Chester 
Wilbur, Mrs. Bernice Reed and 2 daughters of Toledo, Mrs Harry Shaw and 
son Leslie of Plainwell, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Skeels and son of Lorain, 
Ohio, Byron Shaw, Thomas Butler, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Skeels, Mr and Mrs. 
Wayland Skeels and family, Mr. and Mrs E.E. Tobias, Mr. and Mrs. Guy 
Dunbar of Adrian, Orville Lefferts of Ann Arbor, Mr. and Mrs. Bert Rarick 
and 2 sons, and Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Rarick of Jackson, Mr. and Mrs. Amos 
Barker of Rudolph, Ohio, Charles Todd, and Mr. McCollum of Detroit, Mr. 
and Mrs. Leonard Bills of Redford.