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Louis Harold “Doc” Shaver Sr.
20 Jun 1935 – 19 Mar 2020
| Birth | 20 Jun 1935 |
| Death | 19 Mar 2020 |
| Cemetery | Oaklawn Memorial Park Athens , Henderson County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | snipps on 22 Oct 2025 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/208271729 |
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Louis "Doc" Harold Shaver, Sr., 84, passed away on March 19, 2020, in Palestine, Texas. Burial will be at Oaklawn Memorial Park in Athens. Harold was born on June 2, 1935, in Athens, Texas, to the late Thelma Fowler Shaver and Clifford Andrew Shaver. He was a 1952 graduate of Athens High School and enrolled in Henderson County Junior College, now Trinity Valley Community College where he was a football player for the Cardinals. In 1954, he married Martha Lynn Laney, a highschool classmate from Athens, and they transferred to East Texas State College, now Texas A&M Commerce, and completed their degrees. Harold received the Bachelor of Science degree with a major in history and a minor in government in 1956, also receiving a Professional life all-level teaching certificate. He coached and taught in Forney and Houston before receiving his Master of Education degree in 1958 from E.T.S.U. For the next four years, he coached and served the elementary principal in the Wharton I.S.D. In 1962, Harold was employed as superintendent of the Cross Roads I.S.D. In 1968, he accepted a fellowship in the department of school administration at E.T.S.U. He served as a research assistant for the East Texas School Study Council for two years while studying for the doctor of philosophy degree. After receiving his Ph. D degree in Educational Administration, he accepted a position in Mt. Pleasant as associate director for Region 8 Education Service Center. In 1974, Harold and his family moved to Fairfield where he became the high school principal for five years. He also worked part-time for Trinity Valley Community College and Navarro College. He completed his educational career with the Windham Schools in 1990. After retirement, Harold continued his work as owner and manager of Plant World Garden Center in Fairfield. It is currently managed by his son. Harold was a member of the Texas State Teachers Association and served as president of the Henderson County Chapter. He holds memberships in Texas Association of School Administrators, Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Associations, Zeta Mu Chapter Kappa Delta Pi, Phi Delta Kappa, and was one of the "First Fifty" to receive his Ph. D degree in Education Administration at East Texas State University in 1970. He served for many years in various capacities: Wharton Jr. Chamber of Commerce, Boy Scout leader, Director of Henderson County United Fund, Little League organizer, Fairfield City Council, Fairfield Chamber of Commerce member and director. Harold has been a member of the First Baptist Church in Fairfield since 1974. He also served as Sunday school superintendent at Cross Roads. He was preceded in death by his wife of 65 years, Lynn; and sister, Eva Shaver Darden. Survivors include his daughter, Sharilyn Shaver Moore and her husband, Mike; son Louis Shaver, Jr. and his wife, Soraya; granddaughters: Melissa Adair, Sarina Shaver, and Lacie Shaver; step-grandchildren: Jacob Hulse, Alisha Peterson, and Cody Moore; great-grandson, Brady Adair; brother, Dr. Ted Shaver and his wife, Judy; and several nieces and nephews. Y5
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