

  <p>Shinn, George Leonard</p>
  <p>Passed: 2000-06-10</p>
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  <p>Obituary Date: 2000-06-14</p>
  <p>Information:      PARIS, KY - George Leonard Shinn, 78, of  Paris, KY, departed this life June 10, 2000,at Bourbon Heights Nursing Home, Paris, following an extended illness.  He was born March 3, 1922, at Millwood, WV, a son of the late Clarence L. and Bessie A. (Snyder) Shinn. He attended Union High School at Cottageville, was a retired radio main­tenance technician for the United States government from the Avon Sig­nal Depot in Bourbon County, KY. He was a WW II US Army veteran receiving many medals and awards including the Asiatic-Pacific Cam­paign Medal with two bronze battle stars, the distinguished Flying Cross with one Oak Leaf Cluster, the Air medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster, the Distinguished Unit badge, Good Con­duct Medal and many others. He was also a member of the Hopewell Bap­tist Church, Mount Alto.  Surviving are his wife of 53 years Alice Lucille (Snider) Shinn; sons Andrew L. Shinn of Paris, KY, and Alan L. Shinn of Canal Winchester, OH; sister Dolores Durst of Cottageville; grandchildren Daniel A. Shinn, Alissia R. Shinn, Jessica S. Adams and Alissia N. Shinn; sister-in-law Maxine Shinn of Mount Alto, WV.  He was preceded in death by his brother Lawrence O. ""Ott"" Shinn. Services will be held Saturday, June 17, 2000, at 2 p.m. at Casto Funeral Home, Evans, WV, with the Rev. Gerald Sayre officiating. Burial will follow in the Otterbein Cemetery, Evans, WV. There will be no visita­tion. In lieu of flowers donations are preferred to the church of your choice.          </p>


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