Ashley Baker Shively was born on 23-Feb-1915 in Mercer County, OH and died on 22-Oct-1999 in Riverside County, CA. He was married on 31-Jul-1935 in Miami County, OH to Helen May Mackellar who was born ca. 1916 in New York.
Ashley Shively was the son of Joseph Earl Shively (born on 13-Mar-1885 in Mercer County, OH and died on 10-Aug-1970 in Miami County, OH) and Maude Opal Baker (born 5-Aug-1888 in Mercer County, OH and died 19-Jan-1979 in Miami County, OH). Joseph Shively was the son of Isaac Shively (born 22-Aug-1847 in Darke County, OH died 12-May-1920 in Wexford County, MI) and Elmira A. Fitzwater (born 22-Mar-1874 died 3-Dec-1913 in Wexford County, MI). Isaac Shively was the son of David Miller Shively (1803-1883) and Esther Angle (1814-1888). Helen May MacKellar was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Willis MacKellar.
The photo of Ashley Shively was found in the Troy Daily News, Troy, Ohio, Friday, October 30, 1959, page 8.
Listed on the 1920 Salem Township, Auglaize County, OH census is the family of Joseph E. Shively age 34, wife Maud age 31, daughter Vonda age 11, son Ashley B. age 4 and son Paul L. age 3. On the 1930 Piqua City, Washington Township, Miami County, OH census are Joseph Shiveley age 45, wife Maud age 42, son Ashley age 13, lodger Maria Kennedy age 21 and Florida Kennedy age 19. Located on the 1940 Piqua City, Washington County, OH census is the household of Ashley Shively age 25, wife Helen age 23 and son Lyle age 3. Listed on the 1950 Piqua, Miami County, OH census if the household of Ashley B. Shively age 36, wife Helen M. age 33, son Lyle O. age 13, and son Larry L. age 6.
The following newspaper article was found in The Piqua Daily Call, Piqua, Ohio, Wednesday, July 31, 1935, Page 6, Column 4:
Marriage Licenses
Ashley Shively, 20, foundry employe, Washington township, and Helen May MacKellar, 19, Piqua. Rev. Maxfield Dowell.
Copied from the Miami Union, Troy, Ohio, Thursday, August 8, 1935, Page 8, Column 8:
Shively-MacKellar
Of interest to Troy friends will be the announcement of the marriage of Miss Helen May MacKellar, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Willis MacKellar, and Ashley Shively, son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Joseph Shively, both of Piqua, at the St. James Episcopal church in Piqua.
Mr. Shively holds a position with the Hobart Brothers company. Both Mr. and Mrs. Shively were graduated from Piqua high school in 1934.
Another account of the wedding of Ashely Shively and Helen MacKellar was found in The Piqua Daily Call, Piqua, Ohio, Wednesday, July 31, 1935, Page 6, Column 5:
Society
A quietly impressive service this morning at ten o’clock united in marriage, Miss Helen May MacKellar, pretty daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Willis MacKellar of 1615 Nicklin avenue, and Ashley Shively, son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Joseph Shively of the Statler road, performed at St. James Episcopal church by the Reverend Maxfield Dowell. The couple was attended by Miss Betty Yearsley and Willis MacKellar, the bride’s brother.
The bride was lovely in her wedding gown of poudre blue crepe, trimmed with beige lace and matching accessories, while Miss Yearsley was smart in a frock of pastel green Both girls wore shoulder bouquets of roses and sweet peas.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Shively were graduated from Piqua high school in 1934 Mr. Shively now holding a position with the Hobart Brothers company in Troy. For the present they will be at home to their friends at 1615 Nicklin avenue.
The account of Mr. and Mrs. Shively celebrating 50 years of marriage was copied from the Troy News, Troy, Ohio, Sunday, July 28, 1985, Page 17, Column 4:
Mr. and Mrs. Ashley Shively
Mr. and Mrs. Ashley Shively, (the former Helen MacKellar) formerly of Piqua and more recently of 15161 Kingsway Drive, Elsinore, Calif., celebrated their 50th anniversary July 26.
They were married July 31, 1935 and are parents of four children, Lyle Shively of Piqua, Larry Shively and Vonda Thomas, both of Elsinore, Calif and Ashley Joseph Shively of San Diego, Calif; seven grandchildren and one great-granddaughter.
They are members of the First Christian Church in Elsinore. Mr. Shively retired from Hobart Corp. after 42 years as a machinist and set-up man.
No newspaper obituary for Ashley Shively was found. The following was extracted from The Californian, Temecula, California, Thursday, February 7, 2002, Page 15, Columns 1-2:
Helen Shively, 85
LAKE ELSINORE — Helen M. Shively, 85, died Saturday, Feb. 2, 2002, in San Diego of diabetes and heart failure.
Born May 4, 1916, in Michigan, she lived in Lake Elsinore for 15 years. She enjoyed playing cards, gambling and bingo.
Mrs. Shively was preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, Ashley B. Shively, in October 1999. She is survived by sons and daughters-in-law, Larry and Kietha Shively of Lake Elsinore and Joseph and Debra Shively of El Cajon; daughter and son-in-law, Vonda and Gene Zell of Lake Elsinore; brother Roy MacKeller of San Diego; grandchildren Marie Williams, Lori, Scott, Stephanie and Rob, Denise and Danielle Shively, Shelly Phipps, and Melissa and Megan; and nine great-grand-children.
Private services are planned.
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