Lucy McShane's Obituary
Lucy May McShane, daughter of Toby E. and Millie Missouri Carter Anderson, was born March 30, 1921, in Waynesville, Missouri. She departed this life Tuesday, January 6, 2009, in her home in the Manor at Elfindale, in Springfield, Missouri, at the age of eighty-seven years, nine months, and six days. On April 9, 1949, she was united in marriage to David Herald McShane, Sr., and together they shared forty-three years before his passing on March 2, 1992. She was also preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, George and Everett Anderson; and a sister, Ethel Bowling. Lucy is survived by four daughters, Linda Kelly, and Jill Chafin, and her husband, Sonny, all of Ozark, Missouri, Dava McShane, and Jo Adams, and her husband, Rick, all of Springfield, Missouri; four sons, Dr. David McShane, Jr., of Graz, Austria, Dr. Patrick McShane, and his wife, Dee, Jack McShane, and Earl McShane, and his wife, Nancy, all of Springfield, Missouri; eleven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; a brother, John Anderson, of Chamois, Missouri; several nieces and nephews; as well as a host of other relatives and many friends. She was born and raised in Waynesville, Missouri, and graduated from Waynesville High School in the Class of 1939. She then attended Central Missouri State University in Warrensburg, Missouri, where she earned her Bachelors Degree in Education. She taught school for a few years prior to moving to Conway as the Superintendent of Schools where she met David in 1948, and soon afterward they were married in Camdenton, Missouri. They made their home where David was born in Conway, Missouri and began raising their children. In addition to being a devoted homemaker to her husband and family, Lucy continued her career in education teaching business classes, bookkeeping and typing, in the Conway High School. She also was the Editor of the Conway High School Newspaper and was the Editor of the Annual for many years. She officially retired in 1986, and then was asked to return and teach for a few more years. For the last few years she had made her home in the Elfindale Manor in Springfield. Lucy was a longtime active member of the Conway United Methodist Church, where she served as church treasurer and typed the church bulletins for several years. She was active in the senior citizen center in Conway and helped them to obtain several grants and also served as their treasurer. She was a member of the Rebekah Lodge. In her spare time she enjoyed sewing, was an excellent seamstress, and liked quilting. She had organized and hosted several quilting bees in her home over the years. She was always an active person, working in her yard and also in the hay, and playing volleyball and softball, well into her 70’s. She was a very caring person who was always helping others, often sacrificing something for herself in order to help another, and used to drive elderly people to doctors appointments and on errands. Her family was very important to her and she was extremely proud of her children and grandchildren. Lucy was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and aunt, and was a caring neighbor and friend. We celebrate her life and all of her accomplishments and will cherish the wonderful memories she created for her family, her students, and all those whose lives she touched. Services will be held at 1:00 pm on Saturday January 10, 2009 at the Conway United Methodist Church. Burial will be in the Conway Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday Evening 7-8:30 pm under the direction of the Holman-Howe Funeral Home Lebanon, Missouri. A memorial has been established to the Alzheimer's Foundation or to Community Hospice of America. Donations may be made through the funeral home. Return to top
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