Paul M. Shumway, 80, died Monday at a Las Vegas convalescent hospital.
He was born Nov. 4, 1919, in Cape May, N.J. A Marine Corps veteran of World War II,
he was an insurance salesman, a three-year resident of Las Vegas and a member of
Veterans of Foreign Wars and American Legion.
He is survived by his companion, Alma Whisenant of Las Vegas; sons, Paul of Pennsylvania
and Alan of California; sister, Marguerite Hamilton of California; seven grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Services are private. The family requests memorial donations be made to a charity of choice. Nevada
Funeral Service-Nevada Cremation or Burial Society handled arrangements.
In the Jan 1920 US Census, Paul M Shumway 2/12 is listed as residing on Montaque City Road, in
Greenfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. Paul; and his mother, Estella S Maiwald (26) live at home
with her parents, Marshal Maiwald (54) and Anne Maiwald (54). Paul was born in New Jersey and
his father in New York.
1930 United States Federal Census
about Paul E Shumway
Name: Paul E Shumway
Home in 1930: Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts
Age: 36
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1894
Birthplace: New York
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's name: Estella M
Race: White
Household Members: Name Age
Paul E Shumway 36
Estella M Shumway 36
Paul M Shumway 12
Helen I Shumway 10
Margaret E Shumway 3
U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006
about Paul Maynard Shumway
Name: Paul Maynard Shumway
Service Info.: 1ST LT US MARINE CORPS WORLD WAR II
Birth Date: 4 Nov 1919
Death Date: 4 Sep 2000
Service Start Date: 4 Dec 1939
Interment Date: 8 Sep 2000
Cemetery: Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery
Cemetery Address: 1900 Buchanan Blvd. Boulder City, NV 89005
Buried At: Section N Site 256
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