Shaw, Sarah Heatley – 1859-1940

EWENS, EWING, HEATLEY, MARSHALL, SHAW, STINE, VALENTINE

Posted By: Donna Sloan Rempp
Date: 8/26/2016 at 05:30:42

Mrs. Shaw, 81, Monroe, Dies
Monroe, IA – Mrs. Sarah Heatley Shaw, 81, Monroe resident 45 years, died early Saturday following a week’s illness of pneumonia at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J. R. Valentine here.
She was reputedly, in years of service, the oldest Salvationist in Iowa. A native of England, she joined the Christian Mission, parent organization of the Salvation Army, when 17 and was a friend of the Gen. William Booth family, founders of the faith, and frequently a visitor at their home in England.
She is survived by three sons, Fred and Gisbone, both of Memphis, Tenn.; Harry of Webster City, Ia.; and five daughters, Mrs. Mark Valentine, Mrs. James Marshall and Mrs. J. R. Valentine, all of Monroe; Mrs. Pearl Stine, Otley, Ia.; and Mrs. S. Ewens, Harriston, Miss., all of whom were with her at her death.
Source: Des Moines Tribune; ___ March 1940

Mrs. Sarah Shaw died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J. R. Valentine, Saturday morning at 1:45 in Monroe. She had been confined to her bed since October when she suffered a fractured right leg, and had been critically ill for several days before her death.
Funeral services were held at the Monroe Methodist Church Sunday, March 10th at 2:30 o’clock, conducted by Lieut. Colonel R. Penfold. Memorial services were held at the Newton Salvation Army Temple Sunday evening.
Obituary
Sarah Heatley, born February 23, 1859, in Coventry, England, and departed this life March 9, 1940.
She was married to Gilbert Shaw in 1881, in Coventry, England. She came to Monroe, Iowa in 1895 and has resided there since that time.
At the age of 17, she met and joined the Christian Mission, which later became the Salvation Army. She received the commission of Captain from the hands of the founder Wm. Booth. In coming to Monroe, and finding no Salvation Army nearby she became a faithful worker in the Methodist Church of Monroe, although she never affiliated with that church. When the Salvation Army reopened its work in Newton, she actively engaged in Salvation Army activities.
She was also an enthusiastic and faithful W.C.T.U. worker, being for several years the president of the Monroe Union.
She leaves to mourn her loss five daughters, Mrs. J. R. Valentine, Mrs. Mark Valentine, Mrs. James Marshall of Monroe, Mrs. Pearl Stine of Otley, Iowa and Mrs. Sam Ewing of Harriston, Miss., and three sons, Fred Shaw and Gibson of Memphis, Tenn., and Harry of Webster City, Iowa. Thirty-three grandchildren, and six great grandchildren. Two sisters and one brother in England.
Card of Thanks
We wish to thank our friends and neighbors for their many acts of sympathy during the illness and death of our loved one.
We also wish to thank those responsible for the beautiful floral offerings. The Shaw Family
Source: Newspaper Unknown; ___ March 1940