Shinn, Eva June Parsons

Passed: 2004-04-16

Age: 75

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Obituary Date: 2004-04-18

Information: EVANS-Eva June Parsons Shinn, 75, of Evans, was at peace, with her family by her side when she began her final and wonderful journal into eternity on April 16, 2004, at her home, following a brief illness.   She was born Sept. 4, 1928, in Liverpool, WV, a daughter of the late Kenna B. and Rose Mullinex Parsons.  She was a retired cook from the Jackson County School system with 32 years of service and had been a local, state and national president of the American School Food Service Association.  She had been a delegate and speaker at several conventions and had served as a lobbyist for the ASFSA, and had received their first West Virginia ""Cook of the Year"" award, as well as the Louise Sublet Award at the state and national level.   In her memory, Fairmont State College, where she had been a part-time instructor, has created the June Shinn Foundation to aid the West Virginia School Food Service Association, Child Nutrition Center.   Following her retirement, she had been very active in school and community affairs, including the Evans Community Initiative, and she served as a volunteer in the museum and served as a docent in the kitchen on Blennerhasset Island.  She was active in local politics and had worked at the polls in the Evans precinct for many years.  She was also a member of the West Ripley Baptist Church.   Surviving are a daughter, Dianna L. Berry of Parkersburg; sons, Terry Shinn of Walnut, NC and Frankie Shinn of Grandy, NC; sister Mary Knapp of Evans; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren.   Her husband, Howard T. Shinn; sisters, Juanita Rader and Jackie Shumaker; and brothers, K. G. Parsons and Burns Parsons, also preceded her in death.   Service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 20, 2004 at Casto Funeral Home, Evans, with Pastor Jack Miller officiating.  Burial will follow in the Otterbein Cemetery, Evans, followed by a fellowship  meal at the West Ripley Baptist Church.  Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.