William Lee "Bill" Constable1,2

M, b. October 14, 1931, d. April 18, 2013
     William Lee "Bill" Constable was born on October 14, 1931 at Cooperstown, Venango Co., Pennsylvania.2,3 He married Peggy Ann Walter, daughter of Donald Elwood/Eldwood Walter and Gertrude Genevieve Allio, in November, 1951 at Clarion Co., Pennsylvania.1,2,4 William Lee "Bill" Constable died on April 18, 2013 at Tempe, Maricopa Co., Arizona, at age 81.2 He Constable, William "Bill" Lee, 81, of Tempe, Arizona passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on the morning of April 18, 2013. He was a devoted husband to his beloved wife Peggy of 61 years and a devoted father to 4 wonderful daughters. He is survived by his daughters Cathy Williams (Bruce), Barbara Brown (Mark), Dawn Wetherbee (Dan), and Trudy van der Knoop (Ben). He is also survived by 2 generations of grandchildren: Matt, Chad, Jason, Aynsley, Chelsea, Jeffrey, Nicolaas, and Abby, and great grandchildren, Payne, Koel, Riley, Adyn, Cy, Cooper and Preslee Rose. He is preceded in death by his sister Marjorie, brother Richard and his grandson Eric. Bill was born in Cooperstown, Pa in 1931. Bill served his country as a Navy Corpsman on the USS Auburn during the Korean War. In 1976, Bill founded Winslow Campus of Care to devote his life and business skills to the elderly and frail of Northern Arizona. He employed with great respect those who worked tirelessly to care for "his" residents. He served as Vice President of the Arizona Health Care Association Board of Directors and generously supported the AHCA Foundation through an annual Constable Family Scholarship Fund. Bill was an active member of Grace Community Church, and a member of the Free Masons Bill led a rich and full life, devoting himself to his country in service, his family in love, and his community in business and service. Our family would like to express special thanks to Fresenius Dialysis, Sherman House and Ms. Dawn Rist for the extraordinary care and compassion shown to Bill during his final journey. on April 20, 2013.2

Family

Peggy Ann Walter b. February 25, 1930, d. November 18, 2017
Marriage*He married Peggy Ann Walter, daughter of Donald Elwood/Eldwood Walter and Gertrude Genevieve Allio, in November, 1951 at Clarion Co., Pennsylvania.1,2,4 
Children
  • Cathy Constable1,2
  • Barbara Constable1,2
  • Dawn Constable1,2
  • Trudy Constable1,2

Citations

  1. [S1414] Arizona Republic, From the Peggy Ann Constable obituary in the Dec 3, 2017 edition.
  2. [S1414] Arizona Republic, From the William Lee Constable obituary in the Apr 20, 2013 edition.
  3. [S1235] Ancestry.com, U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1.
  4. [S3098] News Herald, From the marriage licence listings in the Nov 3, 1951 edition.

Elaine Morrison1,2

F, b. December 23, 1922, d. December 3, 2017
     Elaine Morrison Elaine Morrison Shakley, 95, was born in Boswell, Pennsylvania, to John and Beatrice Morrison. She graduated from Heidelberg College with a degree in Music and a Master of Arts from Case Western University in Cleveland, Ohio. She was married to Glenn Shakley in 1943 and they were married for 50 years before his passing in 1993. She was an accomplished musician for over 50 years in Cleveland, Ohio, teaching music in the Cleveland Heights and Chagrin Falls School Systems. She started the string program in the Chagrin Falls School System starting with violin and adding viola, cello and bass. She was the first educational television teacher in the City of Cleveland, with her program Songs, Sounds and Symbols. Her first guest was Henry Mancini. She was an adjunct faculty member at Cleveland State University for over 38 years and was organist at the Federated Church of Chagrin Falls for 28 years, and then the Chagrin Falls United Methodist Church for 13 years. She received the Martha Holden Jennings award for excellence and used the grant to study educational television around the world. Research was completed in North and South America, Asia, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. She was the first recipient of the Alumni Excellence Award from Heidelberg College and is listed in Who’s Who in America, and Who’s Who in the World. She was a past president of the American Guild of Organists, Mu Phi Epsilon, Cleveland Piano Teachers Association, Cleveland Two Piano Club and an active member of Cleveland Fortnightly Club. She is survived by three daughters - Susan Lippert (Tim) Portland, Maine, Bonnie Maitlen (Gary) Portland, Indiana, and Pamela Van Siclen (The Rev. John) Newcastle, Maine. She is survived by a sister, Rachel Jones (Milton) Boulder, Colorado and was preceded in death by sister, Maythorne Winterkorn. She has six grandsons and eight great-grandchildren.2 She was buried at Knox Union Cemetery, Knox Township, Clarion Co., Pennsylvania.3 She was born on December 23, 1922 at Boswell, Somerset Co., Pennsylvania.2,3 As of June 12, 1943,her married name was Shakley.1 She married Glenn Huling "Dewey" Shakley, son of Fred David Shakley and Genevieve Velma Hulings, on June 12, 1943 at Rochester, Monroe Co., New York.1,2 Elaine Morrison died on December 3, 2017 at Portland, Jay Co., Indiana, at age 94.3

Family

Glenn Huling "Dewey" Shakley b. August 3, 1918, d. March 1, 1993
Marriage*She married Glenn Huling "Dewey" Shakley, son of Fred David Shakley and Genevieve Velma Hulings, on June 12, 1943 at Rochester, Monroe Co., New York.1,2 
Children
  • Susan Shakley2
  • Bonnie Shakley2
  • Pamela Shakley2

Citations

  1. [S1834] Democrat and Chronicle, From the Shakley-Morrison marriage announcement in the Jun 19, 1943 edition.
  2. [S12059] Baird-Freeman Funeral Home, online www.bairdfreeman.com, From the Elaine Morrison Shakley obituary.
  3. [S3107] Knox Union Cemetery, Clarion Co., PA, online http://www.findagrave.com