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Submitted: 1/13/14 • Approved: 11/27/20 • Last Updated: 11/30/20 • R973731-G858140-S3
Morris 17 Nov 1949 - 27 Dec 2005
Peggy 21 Mar 1954 - 10 Jan 2014
Marriage:
Morris Shaver son of Troy H Shaver and Icephine (Brooks) Shaver. Harding and Rentha (Baker) Anderson. Peggy (Anderson) Shaver daughter of Harding Anderson and Rentha (Baker) Anderson.
*obituary
November 17, 1949 - December 27, 2005
*Obituary
Morris Shaver, 56, of Melbourne died Tuesday, December 27, 2005 at UAMS in Little Rock. He was born November 17, 1949 in Gid, Arkansas, the son of Troy and Icephine Brooks Shaver.
He had worked twenty-three years as a mechanic for STI Transport. He was a member of the New Bethel Free Will Baptist Church in Melbourne.
He is survived by his wife, Peggy Shaver of the home; two daughters, Angie Carter, and her husband, Chey, a special son-in-law of Melbourne, and Kim Johnson of Southside; one brother, Troy Shaver of Melbourne; three sisters, Betty Bangs of Desha, Rose Palmer of Locust Grove, and Maxine Eddy of Melbourne; one grandchild Makayla Carter; two special godchildren, Olevia Wetzel and Lindsey Wetzel of Guion and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two sisters, Diane Ring and Earnestine Shaver; and two brothers, Donnie Shaver and Carl Shaver.
Pallbearers will be Sonny Brooks, Jim Haley, Kenny Morrison, Eudell Smith, Keith Grimes, and Kenny Smith.
Honorary pallbearers will be his nephews. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, December 31st, at the New Bethel Free Will Baptist Church in Melbourne.
Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Friday, December 30th.
Interment will be in Reeves Cemetery at Guion by Roller-Crouch Funeral Home of Melbourne.
Obituary provided through Roller-Crouch Funeral Home Melbourne, Izard County, Arkansas published Dec 2005. ©2020 Roller Funeral Homes
And his wife,
Peggy Shaver
March 21, 1954 - January 10, 2014
Peggy, Shaver, 59, of Batesville, died Friday, January 10, 2014 at home.
She was born in Amhurst, Texas on March 21, 1954 to Harding and Rentha (Baker) Anderson.
She retired from White Rodgers and was of the Baptist faith. She was a very caring, loving person; great sister, mother-in-law and sister-in-law. She loved to cook and after her retirement, she was a cook at Mount Pleasant School. Her grandchildren were her life.
Survivors include two daughters: Angie Carter and her husband, Chey of Melbourne and Kim Nephew and her husband, Patrick of Salado; two grandchildren: Makayla Carter and Tyler Nephew; one brother, Von Anderson of Batesville; seven sisters: Betty Jo Croslin, Linda Vickers, Karen Hudson all of Batesville, Joyce Long of Southside, Vickie Smith, Edith Moss and Wanda Aldrich also all of Batesville. Other survivors include two god-children: Olevia Ward and Lindsey Wetzel.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Morris Shaver; one brother, Leroy Anderson; and three sisters: Sharon Kay Anderson, Brenda Kay Anderson, and Brenda Sue Anderson.
Pallbearers will be Dustin Smith, Joseph Neist, Lynn Croslin, Josh Hudson, Chris Hudson, Matt Hudson, and Jacob Long.
Honorary pallbearers are her nephews.
Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday at Roller-Crouch Chapel in Melbourne with Vince Daniel officiating.
Burial will follow at Reeves Cemetery on Guion Road under the direction of Roller-Crouch Funeral Home of Melbourne.
Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Obituary provided through Roller-Crouch Funeral Home Melbourne, Izard County, Arkansas published Jan 2014. ©2020 Roller Funeral Homes
Contributed on 1/13/14 by sandhollow
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