Obituaries

Andy O'Neal Shaw

Andy O'Neal Shaw Jr., age 81, of Crossett, Ark. passed away on May 4, 2011 at St. Francis Medical Center. He was born on May 23, 1929 in Nashville, Ark. to his parents, Andy O'Neal and Morgan Price Shaw. Mr. Shaw was a graduate of University of Tennessee; a Navy Veteran; a pharmacist and owner of City Rexall. He was a VFW member and a lay preacher. Mr. Shaw was preceded in death by his parents; his first wife, Lorene Hayes Shaw; a son, Mark Steven Shaw and three brothers, Vaughn Henry Shaw, Paul Blackwood Shaw, Dwight LaRue Shaw. Survivors include: his wife, Joann Shaw of Crossett, Ark.; one son, Andy O'Neal Shaw III of Little Rock, Ark.; two daughters, Deborah Shaw Akin of Crossett, Ark., Rhonda Kay Flemister of Monroe, La.; two brothers, John Thomas Shaw, Clyde Gerald Shaw, both of Monticello, Ark.; five grandchildren, Allison Akin Bostwick, William Dustin Akin, Steven Jacob Shaw, Michael Ryan Flemister, Morgan Tyler Flemister; nine great-grandchildren, Amanda Akin Bostwick, Lauren Elizabeth Bostwick, Grace Leigh Bostwick, Madison Elizabeth Akin, William DeWitt Akin II, Steven Jacob Shaw, Andy O'Neal Shaw IV, Anna Shaw, Michael Carter Flemister. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m., Saturday, May 7, 2011 at Church of Christ with Jerry Martin, Billy Gammel and Lee Padilla officiating. Interment will follow at Pinewood Memorial Park under the direction of Jones Funeral Home of Crossett, Ark.. (www.jonesservice.com). Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m., Friday at the Church of Christ. Memorials may be made to Memphis School of Preaching, 3950 Forest Hill-Irene Road, Memphis, Tenn. 38125 or St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, Tenn. 38105.

Published May 6, 2011

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