John Elijah Shouse
birth: 8 Feb 1915 in Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, United States to George Henry Shouse Jr. and Emma Luzola R. Snyder
death: 21 Jul 2000 in Weslaco, Hidalgo, Texas, United States
burial: Mount Zion Cemetery, Monroe City, Knox, Indiana, United States
marriage: 16 Oct 1937 in Henderson, Henderson, Kentucky, United States
Genevieve Mae Chamberlain
birth: 10 Feb 1919 in Monroe City, Knox, Indiana, United States to John Henderson Chamberlain and Anna Byers
death: 24 Jun 2011 in Weslaco, Hidalgo, Texas, United States
burial: Mount Zion Cemetery, Monroe City, Knox, Indiana, United States
Children of Genevieve Mae Chamberlain and John Elijah Shouse:
- Living
Ancestor here lived in:
- Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana
Other Information:
From his obituary:
He had lived in Alamo, Texas from 1974 until he recently moved to John Knox Village. He was an Army veteran serving in Would War II and the Korean War, with tours in Italy, Japan, and Germany. He retired as a Major in 1961 and worked in civil service at the Pentagon in Washington as a digital computer system supervisor, retiring in 1972. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Weslaco, the Rio Grande Valley Retired Officers Club, the Liberty Chapter, the Brownsville Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, American Legion Loyal Service Post of McAllen and San Juan Masonic Lodge. He was a mason for 50 years, He enjoyed reading and traveling.
The body was cremated and a memorial service was conducted Wednesday at John Knox Village Chapel by the Rev. Cameron Harkness of the First Presbyterian Church.
The cremains will be buried in Mount Zion Cemetery in Monroe City. That was done in 2012 after Gennie died along with her cremains.
Arrangements were handled by Kreidler Funeral Home in McAllen.
Submitted by:
Dee Schlesser
Email: dschlesser@gmail.com