Obituaries:  Cornelia Elizabeth Magee Shaw, 1931, Winn Parish, LA.
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From:  June 19, 1931 Winnfield News American

Pioneer Citizen Is Laid To Rest In Local Cemetery

Mrs. D. L. Shaw Dies In the Home of Her Son Friday Morning

Mrs. Cornelia Elizabeth Magee Shaw, pioneer citizen of Winnfield, died in the
home of her son, J. A. Shaw on the morning of June 12, at 6:45 o'clock. 
Funeral services were held at the Methodist Church Saturday morning at 10
o'clock where Rev. C. C. Wier, pastor of the Methodist Church, and Rev. Alwin
Stokes, pastor of the Presbyterian Church, gave their last tributes to the
deceased.  Interment was made in the cemetery here.  J. M. Hyde, W. E. Heard,
C. F. Walsworth, P. K. Abel, B. W. Bailey, and W. W. Allen acted as
pallbearers.

Mrs. Shaw was born on September 13, 1853, in Montgomery, Grant Parish (at that
time Montgomery was in Winn Parish).  She was the widow of the late D. L. Shaw
whom she married in 1870.  They moved to Winnfield in 1901 where Mrs. Shaw has
since been a resident.  Among the other pioneer families of Winnfield, Mr. and
Mrs. Shaw have contributed much to the growth and prosperity of the community.

Mrs. Shaw is survived by five sons, F. L. Shaw, H. I. Shaw, J. A. Shaw, and C.
E. Shaw, all of Winnfield; and Hargis Shaw of Shreveport; two daughters, Mrs.
R. E. Grigsby and Miss Pearl Shaw of Alexandria; 18 grandchildren and two
great grandchildren.