Lora Mae Shaw

Lora Mae Shaw obituary, Dalton, GA

Lora Mae Shaw

Lora Shaw Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Willis Funeral Home on Feb. 2, 2026.
MRS. LORA MAE CALHOUN SHAW - Age 90, Of Dalton, Georgia formerly of Fayetteville, North Carolina passed away Sunday, February 1, 2026. Mrs. Shaw was born March 16, 1935. She was preceded in death by her late parents, Raymond and Sadie McIntire Calhoun, Sr.; her husband, George Shaw; three sisters, Johnnie C. Hart, Margaret C. Johnson, and Betty C. Webb; two brother, Raymond C. Calhoun, Sr., Bobby Calhoun, Sr. She was a member of Liberty Baptist Church. She graduated from Emery Street High School.

Survivors are her special niece, Pauline Teresa Harris; Her play sister, Carolyn Cooper; Special friends Marcus Macon, Ann Brinkley, and Betty McClure; a host of loving nieces, nephews, cousins, and other relatives and friends. Service will be held Thursday, February 5, 2026 at 12:00 noon in the Willis Funeral Home Chapel with Minister Bobby Calhoun, Jr., as the Eulogist. Her remains will lie in state Wednesday from 12:00 noon to the funeral hour. Interment will be at Hopewell Church Cemetery. Arrangements entrusted to Willis Funeral Home, Inc., Dalton, GA.

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