Bill Shaw, Sr.

Bill Shaw, Sr. age 76 of Smithville, went home to be with the Lord on Friday evening, December 15, 2017 at his residence. He was born June 13, 1941 to his parents, the late Kyle Lee and Mary Irene Robinson Shaw. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by 1 son, Michael Shaw and 1 brother, Bob Shaw. Bro. Bill was a longtime Pastor, Police officer, Fireman, worked at Tenneco and was a member of the Dillon Street Baptist Church and the Alexandria Masonic Lodge #175 and a former member of the Alexandria Lions Club. He had such a passion for preaching the gospel and leading people to the Lord. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Linda Shaw of Smithville; son, Billy, Jr. and wife, Ann Shaw of Murfreesboro; 4 grandchildren, Brandon (Sarah) Shaw, Ethan Shaw and Fiance, Rachel Batchelor and Dylan Shaw all of Cookeville and Macie Shaw of Bethpage; 5 step-grandchildren, Ryan, Riley, Ellie, Erin and Millie O’Boyle all of Murfreesboro; 1 great-grandson, Carson Shaw; 2 brothers, Don (Margie) Shaw of Dandridge, TN and Stanley (Tina) Shaw of Jefferson City; sister-in-law, Judy Shaw of Jefferson City; several nieces, nephews and cousins also survive. Funeral services will be conducted 1 PM Monday, December 18, 2017 with Bro. Michael Hale officiating and burial will follow in New Hope Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be on Sunday 11 AM until 6 PM and Monday 11 AM until the time of the service at 1 PM. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to the Outreach Baptist Church Building Fund, in memory of Bro. Bill. DeKalb Funeral Chapel is in charge of the arrangements