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Submitted: 9/8/19 • Approved: 9/8/19 • Last Updated: 9/11/19 • R821872-G821867-S3
Calvin
Jan 12, 1860 WV
Feb 14, 1936
Son of William Jehu Shinn, Eliza Jane Wilson Shinn
Martha
Jul 5, 1868
Jun 23, 1941
Daughter of William Rutherford and Eliza Jane Mashburn Lopp
Wayne - Son
Mar 6, 1892
Jul 1, 1958
Spouses: Grace Van Wey, Iva Maine Howell, Irene B. Williams
Iva
Feb 22, 1898
Apr 24, 1929
Daughter of Levi Howell
Wife of Wayne Noble Shinn
OBITUARY
Former Resident of LaPlata Passed Away at his Home In Kirksville
Calvin C. Shinn, for several years a resident of LaPlata, died at his home in Kirksville Friday afternoon after an illness of several weeks.
Calvin Cutler Shinn, son of William J. and Eliza J. Shinn, was born in West Virginia January 12, 1860. When ten years of age he moved with his parents to Missouri, near Hermitage. In 1884 he was married to Martha Lopp. To this union were born six children, Mrs. Adda Wellborn of Parsons, Kansas; Mrs. C. H. Bailey of Greentop; John and Wayne Shinn of Kirksville; Otto Shinn of LaPlata, and Ona Shinn of Kirksville. He also leaves fifteen grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. He is survived by two brothers, Dennis and Austin Shinn and three sisters, Mrs. John Craig, Mrs. Edith Chaney and Mrs. W.D. King. His father and mother, one brother and two sisters preceded him in death, his younger sister, Retta Cutler, having died in Bombay India while serving as a missionary.
Besides his family he leaves to mourn his passing a host of friends and relatives.
Funeral services were held at the Methodist Church at Greentop at 2:00 p.m. Sunday afternoon, conducted by the Rev. P.M. Lund, assisted by the Rev. Mr. Wald of Princeton, Mo. Burial was made in the Greentop Cemetery.
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Contributed on 9/8/19
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