Earl E. Shinabarker, 84, of Glenmont went home to be with the Lord Thursday, May 29, 2014 at Wooster Community Hospital following an extended illness.
He was born June 19, 1929 in Holmes County to Harley and Grace (Strouse) Shinabarker. On May 1, 1948 he married Norma Martin and she survives. Earl worked at Briar Hill Stone Co. of Glenmont for 46 years, retiring Dec. 23, 1992. He was a member of the Glenmont Church of Christ.
Surviving in addition to his wife is a daughter, Linda (Richard) McCune of Glenmont; two grandchildren, Sean McCune of Glenmont, and Shannon McCune of Lima; two great-grandchildren, Kaden McCune and Alexis McCune; a sister, Edith Croskey of Millersburg, and a brother, Jim (Jean) Shinabarker of Glenmont.
He was preceded in death by two brothers, Charles Edward Ed Shinabarker and Robert Shinabarker, two sisters, Vera McCafferty and Helen Jones, and an infant sister.
Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. Monday, June 2, 2014 at Alexander Funeral Home with Pastor Ed Stivers officiating. Burial was in Nashville Cemetery, Nashville. Friends called from 6-8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers the family suggests memorial contributions be made to the Glenmont Church of Christ, P.O. Box 387, Glenmont 44628 or LifeCare Hospice, 2525 Back Orrville Rd., Wooster 44691.
