Mary LaMeade Shaw

Mary LaMeade Shaw obituary, Cheraw, SC

Mary LaMeade Shaw

Mary Shaw Obituary

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Cheraw, SC

Mary LaMeade Shaw, 78, passed away on Friday, October 10, 2025. Born, June 23, 1947, in Reidsville, NC, she was a daughter of the late John and Lula Mae Horton Jacobs.

Mary was a member of New Hope Methodist Church in Wallace, SC. She was a loving and outgoing person, leaving her mark on everyone she encountered. Mary was a security guard for 30 years, working for multiple places including Delta Mills, Stanley Tools, and Cheraw Yarn Mills. Everyone that knew Mary knew that she loved doing puzzles while eating a tin of popcorn. When she was around, Mary exuded happiness and laughter and most of all, she loved spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren.

Along with her parents, listed above, she was preceded in death by her husband, Willie P. Shaw, Sr. and her son, Dwayne I. Cobbler.

She leaves behind to cherish her precious memory, her daughter, Darlene Shaw of Cheraw, SC; son, Willie “Jr.” Shaw (Amy) of Cheraw, SC; seven grandchildren, Nicholas Strong (Tamia) of Cheraw, SC, Kendrick Strong (Ariel) of Darlington, SC, Justin Strong (Shamira) of Darlington, SC, Natalie Shaw (Tristan) of Wallace, SC, Anna Shaw of Wallace, SC, Mason Cobbler (Victorya) of Greensboro, NC, Sabrina Cobbler of Greensboro, NC, and Tommy Burcham (Brittany) of Greensboro, NC; twelve great-grandchildren, Harmony, Melony, Symphony, Nicholas, Jr., Kayden, Giana, Karson, Jacolby, Ja’cari, Noah, Nova, and Aubrey; two sisters, and one brother.

A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, October 13, 2025, at Kiser Funeral Home. Burial will follow in New Hope Methodist Church Cemetery in Wallace, SC.

The family will receive friends from 1:00 until 2:00 p.m. just prior to the service on Monday at the Funeral Home.

Mary was one of a kind and will be truly missed.

Kiser Funeral Home has been entrusted to serve the Shaw family in their time of grief.

Online condolences may be made at www.kiserfuneralhome.com.

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