February 23, 2021 at 6:22 p.m.
Diane Shawver
Obituary
Diane M. Shawver, age 63, a resident of rural Portland, passed away from Parkinson’s Disease and Lewy body dementia on Friday, Feb. 19, 2021, at Persimmon Ridge Rehabilitation Center.
She was a 1976 graduate of Jay County High School and earned her bachelor of science and master of arts degrees in elementary education from Ball State University in Muncie. She taught second and third grade in Waresboro, Augusta and Savannah, Georgia, for 30 years and returned to Jay County after retirement.
She was a member of the Bluff Point Friends Church, Friends of the Jay County Library and the Pike Friends and Neighbors Home Economics Club.
Diane Shawver was born Jan. 30, 1958, in Jay County, the daughter of Merle and Helen (Jellison) Shawver.
Survivors include:
Two brothers — Jeff Shawver (wife: Alana), Portland, and Peter Shawver, Farmland
Three sisters — Tammy Shawver, Nancy Shawver and Karen Shawver, all of Portland
Nine nieces and nephews — Dawn, April, Britney, Bryan, Leanna, Hannah, Caleb, Adrian and Alivia
She was preceded in death by her parents and a brother, James Shawver.
Visitation for family and friends will be held from noon to 2:30 p.m. on Friday in the Williamson-Spencer and Penrod Funeral Home in Portland. Funeral services will follow at 2:30 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Brian Riggs will officiate the service and burial will follow in the Bluff Point Cemetery.
Memorials may be directed to Spay Away the Stray of Jay County or the Lewy Body Dementia Association.
Condolences may be expressed at williamsonspencer.com.
She was a 1976 graduate of Jay County High School and earned her bachelor of science and master of arts degrees in elementary education from Ball State University in Muncie. She taught second and third grade in Waresboro, Augusta and Savannah, Georgia, for 30 years and returned to Jay County after retirement.
She was a member of the Bluff Point Friends Church, Friends of the Jay County Library and the Pike Friends and Neighbors Home Economics Club.
Diane Shawver was born Jan. 30, 1958, in Jay County, the daughter of Merle and Helen (Jellison) Shawver.
Survivors include:
Two brothers — Jeff Shawver (wife: Alana), Portland, and Peter Shawver, Farmland
Three sisters — Tammy Shawver, Nancy Shawver and Karen Shawver, all of Portland
Nine nieces and nephews — Dawn, April, Britney, Bryan, Leanna, Hannah, Caleb, Adrian and Alivia
She was preceded in death by her parents and a brother, James Shawver.
Visitation for family and friends will be held from noon to 2:30 p.m. on Friday in the Williamson-Spencer and Penrod Funeral Home in Portland. Funeral services will follow at 2:30 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Brian Riggs will officiate the service and burial will follow in the Bluff Point Cemetery.
Memorials may be directed to Spay Away the Stray of Jay County or the Lewy Body Dementia Association.
Condolences may be expressed at williamsonspencer.com.
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