Anna M. Shaw, 79, formerly of Richmond, Ohio passed away peacefully Saturday, December 13, 2008 at her home in Durham, North Carolina. Born in Colliers, WV on June 13, 1929, Anne is preceded in death by her parents Theresa Wilson and Jack Thomas, husband, William Kerr Shaw, Sr., and son-in-law, Michael F. Taylor. She is survived by two sisters, Mildred DeSantis and Carol Musante both of Follansbee, West Virginia, and a brother, Kenneth Kucan of Las Vegas, Nevada. She leaves five children: Christine Shaw-Taylor of Las Vegas, Nevada, William (Susan) K. Shaw, Jr. of Portsmouth, Ohio, Robin (Kevin) K. Shaw-Bickford of Hollywood, California, Amy (JC) Shaw Yevincy of St. Clairsville, Ohio and Beth (Sean) Anne McGuire of Hillsborough, NC; four grandchildren: Rhachel Anne Shaw, Sarah Kerr Shaw, Jessica Anne Shaw Taylor, and Hunter Shaw Yevincy. Anne was retired from Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel Corporation. Previously, she had worked several years at St. John's Hospital and Suburban Market in Wintersville. She was a member of United Presbyterian Church in Richmond, the Red Hat Society, and active in numerous community and church activities. In the Richmond area, she is fondly remembered for the pies she baked daily for regular customers at the Hop Scotch Corner, a small confectionary/restaurant that she and her husband owned in the late 1950s. Anne also was an avid antique collector and enjoyed refurbishing furniture, especially caning chairs. Memorial services are scheduled for Saturday, January 17, 2009 in Richmond, Ohio and later for friends in Durham, NC. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions be made to The American Cancer Society or a community Hospice Program. Inquiries may be directed to the Everhart-Bove Funeral Home, 110 W. Main Street, Richmond, Ohio who is handling arrangements. Condolences may be sent online at www.everhart-bovefuneralhomes.com.

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