Obituary from the Shreveport Times newspaper, Nov. 26, 1953, Thursday, pp. 1-A & 9-A:
Funeral Rites for Dr. Shaw Set for Today – Heart Attack Fatal to Professor Here
Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday for Dr. A. M. Shaw, professor of English at Centenary College, who died at 1:15 a.m. Wednesday after suffering a heart attack at his home, 157 Ardmore St.
Dr. Shaw, a leading Southern historian, was 57 years old. He had been stricken with a heart attack in January of this year, members of the family said, but seemingly had been in good health in recent months. He had attended his classes Tuesday.
Born on Dec. 8, 1895 [sic], in Arkansas Post, Ark., Dr. Shaw was a son of the late Rev. and Mrs. A. M. Shaw. His father was a Methodist minister and held posts in Arkansas, Louisiana and California. At one time he had served as pastor of the Belcher Methodist Church. He was an early circuit rider.
Dr. Shawn began his higher education at Hendrix College, Conway, Ark., and was graduated from that institution with the B.A. degree. He then went on to receive his master's degree at Peabody College in Nashville, Tenn. For several years, he taught in various high schools, later earning his Ph.D. degree at Louisiana State University.
After teaching in a number of high schools, Dr. Shaw became professor of English at Centenary College in 1927. From 1933 to 1946, he was executive secretary of the college.
Dr. Shaw was the author of one book, "William Preston Johnston—a Transitional Figure of the Confederacy," a study of the man who became the third president of LSU and the first president of Tulane.
Dr. Shaw also contributed many historical articles to the historical quarterlies of Louisiana, Arkansas, Virginia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Alabama and other states as well as to the Southwest Historical Review. He was a charter member and first president of the North Louisiana Historical Society, organized in 1952. He had been re-elected to the post for next year.
A veteran of naval service during World War I, Dr. Shaw had taken an active part in the program of Lowe-McFarlane Post [14] of the American Legion. He served as chairman of the annual oratorical contest sponsored by the Legion, and was slated to serve in that capacity again in 1954. In 1941-42 he was district commander of the Legion.
A member of the Shreve Memorial Library Board from 1936 to 1940, Dr. Shaw was chairman of the American Literature Section of the South Central Modern Language Assn. in 1950. At the time of his death, he was serving as chairman of the Selective Service Appeals Board for the Western District of Louisiana.
Dr. Shaw was in demand as a public speaker and was considered one of the foremost authorities on Louisiana history.
Survivors are his widow, the former Miss Edith Wilson of Yellville, Ark.; one daughter, Mrs. Vernon Woods, Shreveport; one sister, Mrs. Gus Goodson, Shreveport, and three brothers, Joe C. Shaw, Conway, Ark., Edwin D. Shaw, Little Rock, Ark., and Edward Shaw, Monroe.
The rites will be conducted at Noel Memorial Methodist Church, of which Dr. Shaw had been a member since coming to Shreveport. Dr. John J. Rasmussen, pastor, will conduct the services, with Dr. F. M. Freeman, former pastor, and Dean William Fraser of Centenary College assisting. Burial will be in Forest Park Cemetery, under direction of the Osborn Funeral Home.
Pallbearers will be Dr. E. L. Ford, Tom Tanner, Dalton J. Woods, E. L. Holland, Armal Taylor, Don Brown, Earl Nolen and Arthur F. Shuey Sr.
Members of the Centenary College faculty and of Lowe-McFarlane Post of the American Legion will serve as honorary pallbearers.
Funeral Rites for Dr. Shaw Set for Today – Heart Attack Fatal to Professor Here
Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday for Dr. A. M. Shaw, professor of English at Centenary College, who died at 1:15 a.m. Wednesday after suffering a heart attack at his home, 157 Ardmore St.
Dr. Shaw, a leading Southern historian, was 57 years old. He had been stricken with a heart attack in January of this year, members of the family said, but seemingly had been in good health in recent months. He had attended his classes Tuesday.
Born on Dec. 8, 1895 [sic], in Arkansas Post, Ark., Dr. Shaw was a son of the late Rev. and Mrs. A. M. Shaw. His father was a Methodist minister and held posts in Arkansas, Louisiana and California. At one time he had served as pastor of the Belcher Methodist Church. He was an early circuit rider.
Dr. Shawn began his higher education at Hendrix College, Conway, Ark., and was graduated from that institution with the B.A. degree. He then went on to receive his master's degree at Peabody College in Nashville, Tenn. For several years, he taught in various high schools, later earning his Ph.D. degree at Louisiana State University.
After teaching in a number of high schools, Dr. Shaw became professor of English at Centenary College in 1927. From 1933 to 1946, he was executive secretary of the college.
Dr. Shaw was the author of one book, "William Preston Johnston—a Transitional Figure of the Confederacy," a study of the man who became the third president of LSU and the first president of Tulane.
Dr. Shaw also contributed many historical articles to the historical quarterlies of Louisiana, Arkansas, Virginia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Alabama and other states as well as to the Southwest Historical Review. He was a charter member and first president of the North Louisiana Historical Society, organized in 1952. He had been re-elected to the post for next year.
A veteran of naval service during World War I, Dr. Shaw had taken an active part in the program of Lowe-McFarlane Post [14] of the American Legion. He served as chairman of the annual oratorical contest sponsored by the Legion, and was slated to serve in that capacity again in 1954. In 1941-42 he was district commander of the Legion.
A member of the Shreve Memorial Library Board from 1936 to 1940, Dr. Shaw was chairman of the American Literature Section of the South Central Modern Language Assn. in 1950. At the time of his death, he was serving as chairman of the Selective Service Appeals Board for the Western District of Louisiana.
Dr. Shaw was in demand as a public speaker and was considered one of the foremost authorities on Louisiana history.
Survivors are his widow, the former Miss Edith Wilson of Yellville, Ark.; one daughter, Mrs. Vernon Woods, Shreveport; one sister, Mrs. Gus Goodson, Shreveport, and three brothers, Joe C. Shaw, Conway, Ark., Edwin D. Shaw, Little Rock, Ark., and Edward Shaw, Monroe.
The rites will be conducted at Noel Memorial Methodist Church, of which Dr. Shaw had been a member since coming to Shreveport. Dr. John J. Rasmussen, pastor, will conduct the services, with Dr. F. M. Freeman, former pastor, and Dean William Fraser of Centenary College assisting. Burial will be in Forest Park Cemetery, under direction of the Osborn Funeral Home.
Pallbearers will be Dr. E. L. Ford, Tom Tanner, Dalton J. Woods, E. L. Holland, Armal Taylor, Don Brown, Earl Nolen and Arthur F. Shuey Sr.
Members of the Centenary College faculty and of Lowe-McFarlane Post of the American Legion will serve as honorary pallbearers.
Obituary from the Shreveport Times newspaper, Nov. 26, 1953, Thursday, pp. 1-A & 9-A:
Funeral Rites for Dr. Shaw Set for Today – Heart Attack Fatal to Professor Here
Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday for Dr. A. M. Shaw, professor of English at Centenary College, who died at 1:15 a.m. Wednesday after suffering a heart attack at his home, 157 Ardmore St.
Dr. Shaw, a leading Southern historian, was 57 years old. He had been stricken with a heart attack in January of this year, members of the family said, but seemingly had been in good health in recent months. He had attended his classes Tuesday.
Born on Dec. 8, 1895 [sic], in Arkansas Post, Ark., Dr. Shaw was a son of the late Rev. and Mrs. A. M. Shaw. His father was a Methodist minister and held posts in Arkansas, Louisiana and California. At one time he had served as pastor of the Belcher Methodist Church. He was an early circuit rider.
Dr. Shawn began his higher education at Hendrix College, Conway, Ark., and was graduated from that institution with the B.A. degree. He then went on to receive his master's degree at Peabody College in Nashville, Tenn. For several years, he taught in various high schools, later earning his Ph.D. degree at Louisiana State University.
After teaching in a number of high schools, Dr. Shaw became professor of English at Centenary College in 1927. From 1933 to 1946, he was executive secretary of the college.
Dr. Shaw was the author of one book, "William Preston Johnston—a Transitional Figure of the Confederacy," a study of the man who became the third president of LSU and the first president of Tulane.
Dr. Shaw also contributed many historical articles to the historical quarterlies of Louisiana, Arkansas, Virginia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Alabama and other states as well as to the Southwest Historical Review. He was a charter member and first president of the North Louisiana Historical Society, organized in 1952. He had been re-elected to the post for next year.
A veteran of naval service during World War I, Dr. Shaw had taken an active part in the program of Lowe-McFarlane Post [14] of the American Legion. He served as chairman of the annual oratorical contest sponsored by the Legion, and was slated to serve in that capacity again in 1954. In 1941-42 he was district commander of the Legion.
A member of the Shreve Memorial Library Board from 1936 to 1940, Dr. Shaw was chairman of the American Literature Section of the South Central Modern Language Assn. in 1950. At the time of his death, he was serving as chairman of the Selective Service Appeals Board for the Western District of Louisiana.
Dr. Shaw was in demand as a public speaker and was considered one of the foremost authorities on Louisiana history.
Survivors are his widow, the former Miss Edith Wilson of Yellville, Ark.; one daughter, Mrs. Vernon Woods, Shreveport; one sister, Mrs. Gus Goodson, Shreveport, and three brothers, Joe C. Shaw, Conway, Ark., Edwin D. Shaw, Little Rock, Ark., and Edward Shaw, Monroe.
The rites will be conducted at Noel Memorial Methodist Church, of which Dr. Shaw had been a member since coming to Shreveport. Dr. John J. Rasmussen, pastor, will conduct the services, with Dr. F. M. Freeman, former pastor, and Dean William Fraser of Centenary College assisting. Burial will be in Forest Park Cemetery, under direction of the Osborn Funeral Home.
Pallbearers will be Dr. E. L. Ford, Tom Tanner, Dalton J. Woods, E. L. Holland, Armal Taylor, Don Brown, Earl Nolen and Arthur F. Shuey Sr.
Members of the Centenary College faculty and of Lowe-McFarlane Post of the American Legion will serve as honorary pallbearers.
Funeral Rites for Dr. Shaw Set for Today – Heart Attack Fatal to Professor Here
Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday for Dr. A. M. Shaw, professor of English at Centenary College, who died at 1:15 a.m. Wednesday after suffering a heart attack at his home, 157 Ardmore St.
Dr. Shaw, a leading Southern historian, was 57 years old. He had been stricken with a heart attack in January of this year, members of the family said, but seemingly had been in good health in recent months. He had attended his classes Tuesday.
Born on Dec. 8, 1895 [sic], in Arkansas Post, Ark., Dr. Shaw was a son of the late Rev. and Mrs. A. M. Shaw. His father was a Methodist minister and held posts in Arkansas, Louisiana and California. At one time he had served as pastor of the Belcher Methodist Church. He was an early circuit rider.
Dr. Shawn began his higher education at Hendrix College, Conway, Ark., and was graduated from that institution with the B.A. degree. He then went on to receive his master's degree at Peabody College in Nashville, Tenn. For several years, he taught in various high schools, later earning his Ph.D. degree at Louisiana State University.
After teaching in a number of high schools, Dr. Shaw became professor of English at Centenary College in 1927. From 1933 to 1946, he was executive secretary of the college.
Dr. Shaw was the author of one book, "William Preston Johnston—a Transitional Figure of the Confederacy," a study of the man who became the third president of LSU and the first president of Tulane.
Dr. Shaw also contributed many historical articles to the historical quarterlies of Louisiana, Arkansas, Virginia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Alabama and other states as well as to the Southwest Historical Review. He was a charter member and first president of the North Louisiana Historical Society, organized in 1952. He had been re-elected to the post for next year.
A veteran of naval service during World War I, Dr. Shaw had taken an active part in the program of Lowe-McFarlane Post [14] of the American Legion. He served as chairman of the annual oratorical contest sponsored by the Legion, and was slated to serve in that capacity again in 1954. In 1941-42 he was district commander of the Legion.
A member of the Shreve Memorial Library Board from 1936 to 1940, Dr. Shaw was chairman of the American Literature Section of the South Central Modern Language Assn. in 1950. At the time of his death, he was serving as chairman of the Selective Service Appeals Board for the Western District of Louisiana.
Dr. Shaw was in demand as a public speaker and was considered one of the foremost authorities on Louisiana history.
Survivors are his widow, the former Miss Edith Wilson of Yellville, Ark.; one daughter, Mrs. Vernon Woods, Shreveport; one sister, Mrs. Gus Goodson, Shreveport, and three brothers, Joe C. Shaw, Conway, Ark., Edwin D. Shaw, Little Rock, Ark., and Edward Shaw, Monroe.
The rites will be conducted at Noel Memorial Methodist Church, of which Dr. Shaw had been a member since coming to Shreveport. Dr. John J. Rasmussen, pastor, will conduct the services, with Dr. F. M. Freeman, former pastor, and Dean William Fraser of Centenary College assisting. Burial will be in Forest Park Cemetery, under direction of the Osborn Funeral Home.
Pallbearers will be Dr. E. L. Ford, Tom Tanner, Dalton J. Woods, E. L. Holland, Armal Taylor, Don Brown, Earl Nolen and Arthur F. Shuey Sr.
Members of the Centenary College faculty and of Lowe-McFarlane Post of the American Legion will serve as honorary pallbearers.
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