While in her sleep, Darline Shaw was received by the Lord and ushered into heavenly glory very early in the morning on Saturday, August 1, 2020. Darline was preceded in death by her loving husband, Franklin Shaw, and their little baby daughter, Shirley Jean.
Darline was born in Marysville, Kansas, in August 18, 1925, to Abner and Edyth Weedin. She received her high school diploma in 1943. Darline was married to Franklin Shaw on February 20, 1953.
Darline has been very active in the Christian community, having been a part of Memorial Presbyterian Church in Hayesville, Central Christian Church and Faith Community Church in Wichita. She was a very dedicated servant of Jesus Christ and shared His love with everyone that she met. She led many people to put their faith in Jesus Christ as their Savior.
Darline worked in her early years as a secretary, a schoolteacher, and then as a librarian at Boeing until she retired in July 1995, after 41 years of “dedicated and valuable” service.
Darline was loved by everyone who was blessed to interact with her. This included her neighbors whom she adopted as her family and who took care of her when she needed help. She would take cookies to her trash man. She would generously tip her servers when she went to the various restaurants where she ate and carried on her evangelistic ministry.
Darline was incredibly generous. She loved to contribute to her church, to various Christian organizations, her favorite being the Billy Graham Association. She would often gift very generous gifts to people that needed help – from paying for gutter covers for a single lady so she did not have to keep cleaning her gutter to simply giving a gift of cash to very surprised and appreciative people. That was Darline.
In her latter years, she had to give up her house and move into an assisted living home. At first, it was a very difficult and confusing transition. However, her faith made her strong and her joy broke through the confusion. She was always full of smiles, hugs, and kisses for those who were able to go and see her. She brought life to her environment. She always smiled. She continually laughed with those who cared for her and expressed appreciation almost to the point of embarrassment.
She did endure a few trips to the hospital with some lung conditions, but always came through with a smile on her face. She truly ran her race well. She memorized many verses in the Bible and these words produced great fruit in her life and in her relationship with Jesus with those who were blessed to know her.
Darline is now at home with the Lord—the one that she has always loved and reunited with her dear husband, Frank, and dear daughter, whom she only held for a little time before she went to be with the Lord. She has a new body and now reigns eternally in a glorious place we know as heaven. We celebrate with Darline and truly thank God for the wonderful way that she has touched all of our lives.
A celebration of Darline’s life will be held on her 95th birthday, Tuesday, August 18 at Faith Community Church at 1:30 pm. We will enjoy some birthday/graduation cake and light refreshments after the service to share our memories of Darline.
In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to the Billy Graham Association and Faith Community Church.
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