Shinn, Charles ""Huck"
Passed: 2012-03-31
Age: 96
Source: Jackson Herald
Death Notice:
Obituary Date: 2012-04-03
Information: Charles ""Huck"" Shinn, 96, of Ravenswood, passed away March 31, 2012 at Hubbard Hospice House, Charleston. He was born on April 6, 1915 to Charles Shinn and Flossie Parrish Shinn. He worked as a maintenance supervisor for the City of Ravenswood, and was formerly a guard at Kaiser Aluminum. He was also a veteran of the U. S. Army, serving during WWII. He was a member of Pt. Pleasant Moose Lodge #731, Ashton Lodge #12 of Ravenswood,, AF & AM, Dowell Commandery No. 28 Knights Templar, Shriners International; R.A.M. Jackson County, Ravenswood VFW Post 6669 and the American Legion Post, Charleston. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Paul Shinn; sister, Margaret Shinn Baker; spouse, Josephine Flemming Shinn, and son, Douglas Shinn. Surviving Huck are his sister, Joan Shinn Hunt, Ripley; grandson, Brandon Shinn, Ravenswood; nephews, Benny Hunt and his wife, Brenda, of Ripley, and Bill Baker and his wife, Peggy, Melbourne FL; niece, Marty Taylor, Chapel Hill NC; daughter-in-law, Kathy Shinn and fiance, Chester Randolph, Ravenswood; and sister-in-law, Marjorie Flemming Baker, Ravenswood. Services are April 4 at 11 am at Roush Funeral Home. Burial will be at Ravenswood Cemetery with full graveside rites provided by the Ravenswood VFW Post 6669. Friends may visit on Tuesday, April 3, from 6-9 pm.