Bob Shaw, son of the late Carl Steven Shaw and Milbert “Mimi” Sanders Shaw, was born on August 3, 1928 in Parma, Missouri and departed this life on October 23, 2015 at his residence in Highland, Illinois at the age of 87.

Mr. Shaw was a member of the Dexter Church of Christ.  He was a master brick layer, a former resident of Dexter and a veteran of the United States Navy serving during World War II.

On December 29, 1943, he was united in marriage to Nelda Lee Crain.  Mrs. Shaw preceded him in death on October 24, 2002.

He is survived by two sons, Robert “Pete” Shaw and his wife Amanda of Tulsa, Oklahoma and James Rand Shaw and his wife Donna of Highland, Illinois; by eight grandchildren; and by fifteen great-grandchildren.

In addition to his wife and parents, he was preceded in death by one brother, Carl Shaw, Jr.; and by one sister, Jean Ann Grissom.

Friends may call at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Wednesday, October 28, 2015 from 11:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. 

Funeral services will be conducted in the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Chapel on Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at 1:00 P.M. 

Interment will follow in the Sadler Chapel Cemetery in Dexter.

The family requests that donations be made to Bootheel Youth Camp, c/o Church of Christ, 1014 North One Mile Road, Dexter, MO 63841; Crowley's Ridge College, 100 College Drive, Paragould, AR 72450 or Children's Homes, Inc., 5515 Walcott Road, Paragould, AR 72450.