William Wells Shively And Geneva Kimble Who Lived In Belmont County And Jefferson County, Ohio

William Wells Shively was born 13-Feb-1903 in Rush Run, Belmont County, OH and died 14-Sep-1965 in Martins Ferry Hospital, Belmont County, OH. He was the son of William Henry Shively and Lula Wells. William Wells Shively was married to Geneva Kimble who was born ca. 1908 and died 18-Jun-1968 in Belmont County, OH.  She was the daughter of Charles W. and Mary Kimble.  (For more information on the ancestors of William Wells Shively see the Shively blog article written on Saturday, April 21, 2012). 

Listed on the 1940 Mt. Pleasant Township, Jefferson County, OH census is the household of William Shively are 37, wife Geneva age 32,  step-son Merrick Smith Jr. age 12, son William T. Shively age 9, daughter Maxine age 6, daughter Mary L. age 4, son Charles B. age 3 and son Lawrence W. age 9 months.

Extracted from the Steubenville Herald-Star, Wednesday, September 15, 1965, Page 11, Column 1:

William Shively

RAYLAND -- William Wells Shively, 62, of RD 2, Rayland, died Tuesday in Martins Ferry Hospital. Mr. Shively was a retired miner and township employe.

He leaves his widow; Mrs. Geneva Kimber Shively; four sons, William Shively of Bellaire, Wayne Shively of Glen Robbins, Henry Shively of Portsmouth, Va., and Bruce Shively of Yorkville; two daughters, Mrs. John Skatula of Dillonvale and Mrs. Gene Kropka of  Glen Robbins;  three stepsons, Merrick Smith of Glen Robbins, Rowland Smith of Mt. Pleasant and Robert Smith of Seattle, Wash.; 24 grandchildren, and a brother, Henry Shively of Steubenville.

Friends may call at the Burford Funeral Home, Tiltonsville, from 7-9 tonight and from 2-4 p.m., and 7-9 p.m., Thursday; services there Friday, 2 p.m.; Highland Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant.

The following was found in the Steubenville Herald-Star, Tuesday, June 18, 1968, Page 4, Column 1:

Mrs. Shively

TILTONSVILLE -- Mrs. Geneva Kimble Shively, 60, of 608 1/2 Maple Ave., died today at 7:45 a.m. in Martins Ferry Hospital.

She leaves seven sons, WIlliam Tex Shively of Bridgeport, Bruce Shively of Yorkville, Wayne Shively of Bellaire, Henry Shively of Porthsmouth, Va., Merrick Smith of Martins Ferry, Rowland Smith of Mt. Pleasant and Robert Smith of Seattle, Wash.; two daughters, Mrs. John Skatuala of Dillonvale and Mrs. Gene Cropka of Mt. Pleasant; a brother, Vern Kimble of Yorkville; 27 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Friends may call at the Van-Hove Funeral Home, Tiltonsville, from 7-9 p.m. today; and from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Wednesday. Funeral arrangements are pending.