A Celebration for Aunt Eugenia

The funeral for my Aunt Eugenia (Selma Eugenia Pickens Shaw) was a beautiful celebration of her life. I am so glad Sheila and I were able to be there along with my sister Debi.

Here are some pictures from the day, I'll add more info later.

L-R: Deborah Ruth Shaw Lewis, Larry Daniel (Danny) Shaw, Karen Louise King Shaw, Charles Terrell Shaw, Sheila Ann Matthews Shaw

L-R: Deborah Ruth Shaw Lewis, Annie Lee Persall Shaw Scarborough, Andrea Lynn Shaw Hayes, Sheila Ann Matthews Shaw, Charles Terrell Shaw, Jeffrey Kenneth Shaw

 

Back at Crossroads UMC with Danielle 

 Bryant 

With Becky Laughlin (Rebecca Shaw Laughlin)

With Art Hargrove and Jennifer Shaw Hargrove

With Angie (Angela Shaw Bryant)

 

Mollie Laughlin Pope

Gleaning Facebook: Joan on Aunt Eugenia

 From my sister Joan's Facebook:

I was hoping to be able to ride to Conyers today with my brother Terrell, his wife, Sheila, and my sister Debi to attend the memorial service this afternoon for my aunt. Eugenia Shaw was my aunt, but since she was only 8-9 years older than I, she felt more like a cousin. I remember when she married my Uncle Bill. Uncle Bill was such a fun person to be around, and I was so happy he had found Eugenia. They were a perfect pair in my young eyes. She seemed to enjoy his sense of humor and lively personality although she was a little more circumspect in her social interactions than he was. I always looked forward to spending time with them. Uncle Bill has been gone from the world since 1987, and now his lovely and loving wife has joined him. I am so sorry my own health is keeping me from celebrating her life today with their daughters and my other Shaw cousins. My heart and thoughts will be there. Rest in peace, Eugenia. You will be missed and always loved. (The picture below was taken in 2013 when we celebrated her 80th birthday with her. Mother, pictured with her, loved all her sisters-in-law - that group of amazing women who married "the Shaw Boys!")

Comments

Angie Shaw Bryant
Thank you for sharing this, Joan! We will miss you! I hope you feel better!

Annie Scarbrough
Will miss seeing you. Feel better soon.

Joan Shaw Turrentine
Annie, I’ll be thinking of you, too. This has to be so hard to lose another sister. I was looking forward to seeing you and your kids and grandkids.

Carol Shaw Johnston
You had two strokes just two weeks ago. That’s a shock to your body - plus having to adjust to no vision in one eye. Rest up. Mother - Lavay - and Eugenia. We have had a lot of sadness in the family since last year.

Joan Shaw Turrentine
Carol, yes, we really have.

Frank Norris
So sorry about the death of your aunt.

Andrea Shaw Hayes
We missed you! Feel better soon!

Patty Falk
Love and prayers

DougandDianne Stonecypher
LOVE YOU JOAN ! Di

Janice Shaw Crouse
That group of AMAZING women who married the Shaw Boys is so right. I loved, admired and respected them all!!! Very, very special women. Only Annie Scarbrough remains now.

Janice Shaw Crouse
I so rarely get to see my cousins. How I wish I could have been there to celebrate Eugenia’s life with them!

Gleaning Facebook: Eugenia's Birthday

Some of the Shaws present
L-R: Ruth Baird Shaw, Sheila Matthews Shaw, Eugenia Pickens Shaw, Karen and Danny Shaw

Ruth Baird Shaw

Eugenia Pickens Shaw and Charles Terrell Shaw

 

The pretty site of the party

Ruth Baird Shaw and Eugenia Pickens Shaw
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Janice Shaw Crouse
Two fabulous women!! Each married to one of the "Shaw Brothers."

Joan Shaw Turrentine
And they became true sisters -- all of the "Shaw boys'" wives did.

My Baird grandparents' graves in Porterdale

Terrell Shaw
Both stones have mistakes: Benjamin Wilson Baird was born in 1860 and is listed on the 1860 United. States Census. Our grandmother spelled her first name "Ieula" -- Ieula Ann Dick Baird.