Elizabeth Selma Shaw of Hermiston passed away in Hermiston on Sept. 27, 2021 at the age of 94.
She was born on Oct. 20, 1926 in Joes, Colo. to Alexander and Bertha Bennett Jones.
In 1941, Elizabeth moved to Hermiston, where she attended school and graduated from Hermiston High School in the class of 1944. After high school, she worked at the Umatilla Army Depot for a short time. She married Carl Calvin Shaw on July 14, 1946 in Hermiston. The couple made Hermiston their home, where they would raise their family.
Elizabeth worked as a homemaker and mother, and she helped with 4H when her daughters were in school. She later enjoyed volunteering at the Hermiston Senior Center and the Agape House. She enjoyed knitting, crocheting, sewing and doing crossword puzzles.
She is survived by a daughter, Dorothy Jones-Stone of Vancouver, Wash.; granddaughter, Elaine Berry of Vancouver, Wash.; sisters, Doris Reid and Edna Collyer, both of Hermiston; brothers, Harry Jones and Galen Jones, both of Longview, Wash. and Franklin Jones of Woodland, Wash.; and many nieces and nephews and extended family members.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Carl in 2013; her parents; daughter, Betty Johnson; and five of her siblings.
A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021 at the Hermiston Cemetery.
To leave an online condolence for the family, please go to burnsmortuaryhermiston.com.
Burns Mortuary of Hermiston is in care of arrangements.
