Alva William "Red" Shawver, Sr.

1903 - 1977  (74 years)

• Name	Alva William "Red" Shawver
  Suffix	Sr.
  Nickname	Red
  Birth	4 Jul 1903	Fayette Co., WV   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	29 Nov 1977	Corliss, Fayette Co., WV   [1, 2]
  Burial	1 Dec 1977	Shawver Cemetery, Corliss, Fayette Co., WV   [2]
  Person ID	I35739	Meadow Bluff Meanderings
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2009

  
  

  Father	Leancy "Lee" Shawver,   b. 7 Apr 1867, Rainelle, Greenbrier Co., WV d. 8 Jan 1962, Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV (Age 94 years)
  Mother	Willie Ann Amick,   b. Oct 1866, Fayette Co., WV d. 1 Aug 1959, Corliss, Fayette Co., WV (Age 92 years)
  Marriage	27 Oct 1890  [3]
  	The Charleston Gazette, 3 November 1940 Mr. and Mrs. Lee Shawver celebrated their golden wedding anniversay Oct. 27 at their home at Corliss. Children of the couple entertained in their honor. Guests were Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Shawver of Charleston, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Penman and children, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Higgins, Mrs. Thelman Brown, Betty Jean Brown, Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Huddle and Earl Ray Huddle of Beckley, W. H. Haynes and J. D. Toney of Fayetteville, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Biggers of Lookout, Mr. and Mrs. James Hardy and family, Mrs. L. V. Shawver, Mr. and Mrs. V. H. Burks of Longacre. Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Sutphin and family, Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Ripley and Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Biggers of Crichton, Mrs. Dora Harrah of Ansted, Mrs. R. A. Witt of Smoot, Rev. and Mrs. George Willis and family, Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Hayzlett and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Willis, Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Hayzlett and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Long, Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Shawver and family of Smithers, Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Farren, Mrs. Myrtle Burr, Mrs. Nettie V. Perkins, Miss Olive Amick, Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Shawver and family, and Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Shawver of Corliss.
  Family ID	F5687	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hazel Grace Rider,   b. 27 Aug 1908, Alderson, Greenbrier Co., WV d. 8 Feb 1994, Valdese, Burke Co., NC (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	1925  [4]
  Children	1. Alva William "Bill" Shawver, Jr.,   b. Aug 1927, Fayette Co., WV d. Yes, date unknown   2. Richard W. Shawver,   b. 27 Jul 1929, Corliss, Fayette Co., WV d. 1 Aug 2006, Truth Or Consequences, Sierra Co., NM (Age 77 years)   3. Nancy Shawver   4. Keith Shawver   5. Sammye Shawver
  Family ID	F12664	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2009

  
  

• Notes

  The Charleston Gazette, 30 November 1977 CORLISS - Alva "Red" Shawver, 74, of Corliss, Fayette County, died Tuesday at home after a long illness. He was a retired miner. Surviving: wife, Hazel; daughters, Mrs. Sammye Lewis of Alderson, Miss Nancy Shawver of Charleston; sons, Alva W. Jr. of Verona, Va., Richard W. of Covington, Va., Heath of Danese; sisters, Mrs. Madge Horner of Marianna, Fla., Mrs. Sylvania Tincher of Crichton; 12 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Wallace-Wallace Funeral Home, Rainelle, is in charge of arrangements. The Charleston Gazette, 1 December 1977 SHAWVER, Alva - Service will be 2 p.m. today in Wallace-Wallace Funeral Home, Rainelle, with the Rev. Richard Smearman officiating. Burial with Masonic rites will be in Shawver Cemetery, Corliss. Mr. Shawver, 74, of Corliss, Fayette County, died Tuesday at home after a long illness.

  
  

• Sources

  [S996] Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index, Master File, (Ancestry.com. Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010.). [S872] Obituary: The Charleston Gazette. [S777] Newspaper Announcement: The Charleston Gazette. [S213] Federal Census Record: Fayette Co., WV 1930.