Carole Shaw's Obituary
Our beloved Mother, Carole Louise Shaw departed this life at 2:00p.m. on
Monday, March 29, 2021 at Eden Village Retirement Center in Glen Carbon,
Illinois, being blessed with seventy-eight years.
Carole was born on January 31, 1943 in Alton, Illinois, the daughter of the late
Hollis L. North and Helen M. (Kimball) North.
In 1961, Carole graduated from Alton Senior High School; and she also attended
Lewis and Clark Community College.
Carole was employed with Owens-Illinois Glass Company and Olin Powder Mill as
a Secretary, Laclede Steel Storeroom as a Clerk, and later she retired from
Madison County Courthouse Circuit Clerk’s office, after serving twenty years of
service.
She was a member of Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church serving in many
capacities, including the Finance Committee, serving on the Claude Wilson
Scholarship Fund, and being dedicated in fostering The Angel Tree program in the
Alton, Illinois community during the Christmas Holiday Season, to uplift children,
bringing holiday cheer with gifts for children that had an incarcerated parent.
Carole was united in Holy Matrimony to Robert Lee Shaw on March 18, 1961 for
fifty-eight years.
She leaves to cherish her fond memories: her four children ~ Robert E. Shaw of
Alton, Illinois, Rodney B. Shaw of Los Angeles, California, Anna M. Ghounem and
Carla L. Shaw of Creve Coeur, Missouri; ten grandchildren ~ Carletta Fielder,
Alyssa Shaw, Robert W. Shaw, Maya Shaw, Aly Ghounem, Nadia Ghounem, Lyla
Ghounem, Zeyad Ghounem, Austin Rogers and Aaliyah Rogers; two great
grandchildren ~ Clayton Fielder and Cole Fielder; a host of cousins and close
friends from Tabernacle Church; best friend from grade school, Joyce Williams of
Los Angeles, California; close cousins, Charles Haynes, Gail Walker, Carol
Westbrooks, Joann Woodruff, Janet Reams, Jackie Williams, Anita Sims, Darlene
Woods and Anna Maria Slaughter; nephews, Edward North, Waymond North,
Edward Jr. (E.J.), Kenny Shaw, Kevin Williams and Tracy (Shaw) Hawkins.
Carole was preceded in death by her parents, Helen and Hollis North; her beloved
husband, Robert L. Shaw; brother, Edward North, Sr.; sister-in-law, Juanita North;
grandparents, Charles and Ollie Kimball; uncle, William Kimball; aunt, Denise
Kimball; uncle, Almo Haynes; aunt, Ethel Haynes and cousin, Patricia Kimball
whom was like a sister to Carole.
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