Shinn, Early Woodrow

Passed: 2008-12-18

Age: 90

Source: Jackson Herald

Death Notice: 2008-12-23

Obituary Date:

Information: UPPER SANDUSKY, OH - Early Woodrow Shinn, 90, of Upper Sandusky, OH, departed this life December 18, 2008 in the Wyandot County Nursing Home.  He was born December 16, 1918, on Cow Run, Cottageville, WV, a son of the late Hosea Jackson ""Hode"" and Nancy Catherine (Sayre) Shinn.  In addition to his parents, her was preceded in death by his first wife, Norma (Shubert) Shinn; his second wife, Bernice Mae (Hunt) Shinn; brothers, Roy Shinn, Arnold Shinn, and Clark Lee Shinn; sisters, Olive Campbell and Gladys McIntyre.  He was a United States Army veteran and served in the Pacific during World War II.  He retired from General Electric in Tiffin, OH, and was a farmer.  Even with only a thumb on his right hand, he never slowed down or took disability; he still made the best kitchen knives ever.      Surviving are his sons, Carl Woodrow Shinn and Keith Wayne Shinn, both of McCutchenville, OH; daughters, Donna Marie Shinn-McKee and husband, Randy, of Hardy, VA, Hope Irene Shinn-McKee and husband, Michael Sr., Janet Dorene Hall, and JoAnn Hall Moll, all of Upper Sandusky, OH; brothers, Daniel Shinn and wife, Lucy, of Nitro, WV and Darrell Shinn of Tiffin, OH; sisters, Naomi Sayre of Evans, Margaret Hill of Mount Alto, WV and Clara Blanche Yentzer of Melbourne, FL; 12 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.  Visitation began at 12:30 p.m. on Monday, December 22, 2008 at Casto Funeral Home, Evans, WV.  A procession left at 1:00 p.m. for the Otterbein Cemetery, Evans, where a graveside service was held with the Rev. Gerald B. Sayre officiating.