Joan Shaw

March 15, 1923 ~ February 17, 2017
Resided in:
Black Mountain, NC
Muriel ("Don't call me Muriel!") Joan Shaw, March 1923 - February 2017
Joan was preceded by her parents, Fred and Amy Stanbury, her brother, Sidney Stanbury, her husband Robert Shaw, and her son, Ronald Shaw. She is survived by her son, Stephen Shaw and wife, Judy; her daughter, Sheryl Schaeffer and husband, Jim; and her son, Tony Shaw and wife, Kathy. Joan is also survived by her 7 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren.
Joan was born in Manchester, England on March 15, 1923. She married Robert Shaw in 1944 and traveled to the U.S. on the Queen Mary with her son Stephen in 1946. Joan spent most of her life in Southern California before moving to North Carolina in December 2006.
She was a nurse for the California public school system, a volunteer at Sherman Gardens, a wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Her life was full of adventure traveling across the globe making friends wherever she went. She lived life boldly and fearlessly.
A Memorial Service will be held in her honor in the Assembly Room at Givens Highland Farms at 4:30 pm on Saturday, February 25, 2017.
Joan was a big supporter of wildlife and nature, so in lieu of flowers, please just donate to your favorite wildlife or conservation charity.
I had the joy of coming to know and love Joan in 2007 -2010 while we both attended Tabernacle United Methodist Church. She was vivacious and generous with her energy. Blessings to all who loved her.
Joan was so very special to our Family, and we enjoyed seeing her at our Family events for years. She was certainly bold in so many ways, and was an inspiration to me as well as our immediate Family. We will miss her sense of humor, and will always be thankful for the special times we had together. With Love and remembrance, Joyce Flynn
We always had a good time with Joan around! She was such a character and if you were ever short of an opinion on something, she would gladly get you up to speed! She was amazing when it came to swimming across the bay, and way into her 70’s in doing so! It was very sad to see her leave California a decade ago, and now we have to deal with her being gone from this earth. She will be missed, but had a life that most would envy, and in so many ways! God Bless Joan and Rest in Peace, Jim Flynn
Joan was a dear and caring friend. We missed her when we all left California but kept in touch as much as was possible.
Full of wise advice, always up for adventure and let us know if we strayed from the straight and narrow.
Her kindness was often masked. Often misunderstood under a gruff guise. But always genuine. A crossword fiend.
We have missed her being far away and now we miss knowing she isn’t on this earth. Rest in Peace dear friend.