MARVIN EDWARD SHAW

April 21, 1932 – August 27, 2013

IVA, SC - Marvin Edward Shaw, age 81, died peacefully and entered his heavenly home on Tuesday, August 27, 2013. 

He was the son of the late William Edward Shaw and the late Onie Burdette Shaw.  He is survived by his daughter, Debora M. Shaw; his son, William Edward Shaw (Charlene); his granddaughter and her husband, Crystal and Ray Boles; his great-granddaughter, Caitlin Rae Boles; his special lady-friend, Dorothy Simpson; his siblings, Maureen Chamblee (Whitt), Daniel “Pete” Shaw (Gail) and Sally Prevost; and many nieces and nephews. 

He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Miriam Ozmint Shaw; and his brother, Wilbur Shaw.

The family will receive friends on Friday, August 30, 2013 from 1:30 PM until 2:30 PM at Union Baptist Church. The Funeral service will begin at 3:00 PM with Reverend Mike McMillion and Reverend Dick Thomas officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.  Honorary Escorts will be The Men’s Bible Class. 

The family will be at the home of his daughter, 101 McKee Street, Iva, SC.

Marvin was a used car dealer at Shaw’s Used Cars and worked in real estate at Shaw’s Land Developers.  He had been in business over 60 years.  During this time he developed over 25 subdivisions in the Iva, Starr, Abbeville, and Lake Seccession areas.  He was instrumental in the organization of the Iva Rescue Squad and the Iva Fire Department and serving on both of their Board of Directors for many years.  Presently, he served on the Board of Directors of the Starr Iva Water District. He was an avid Harley Davidson enthusiast and enjoyed riding his motorcycle as long as his health permitted.

Marvin fought kidney failure for 5 years.  He fought a good fight with the help of, as he would say, “The Master Upstairs.”  He was a member of Union Baptist Church of Iva.  He loved his church and his church family.  The Shaw family would like to thank his church family for all of their thoughts, prayers and visits and the Belton- Honea Path Fresenius Dialysis Center for everything.  It was a tough treatment but their staff brought sunshine to his day.  He loved you all!

Flowers are optional. Memorials may be made to Union Baptist Church, 703 Barnes Station Road, Iva, SC 29655 or to South Eastern Kidney Council, 1000 St. Albans Drive, Suite 270, Raleigh, NC 27609.

A message of condolence may be sent by visiting www.mcdougaldfuneralhome.com