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Howard Shaw Obituary

SHAW, HOWARD, 80, of Mt. Washington, died Thursday at VA Medical Center. He was a native of Bullitt County, a retired painter and contractor and an Army Air Corp veteran of World War II. He is survived by his wife, Jeanne Hall Shaw; three stepchildren, Joan Noel and John and James Roemele; two sisters, Florence Stout and Doris Bowman; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. There will be no visitation or funeral. Arrangements by McFarland-Troutman- Proffitt Funeral Home.

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Published by Courier-Journal on Dec. 19, 2004.

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