Darrell Glendon Shively was born on 26-Mar-1933 in Eureka, Humboldt County, CA and died on 28-Jul-2005 in Redding, Shasta County, CA. He was married on 31-May-1952 to Virginia Kimberling. Darrell was the son of D. Glenn Shively and Viella Witherow. Virginia was the daughter of Wallace Kimberling and Freda Ruth Ellis.
Located on the 1940 Eureka, Humboldt County, CA census is the family of Glenn Shively age 33, wife Viela age 26 and son Darrell age 7. Listed on the 1950 Eureka, Humboldt County, CA census are Glenn D. Shively age 41, wife Viella age 34, son Darrel G. age 16 and daughter Pamela S. age 3.
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| Darrell G. Shively Marriage |
Copied from The Times Standard, Eureka, California, Thursday, June 5, 1952, Page 3, Columns 1-2:
Candlelight nuptial rites were conducted Saturday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Shively, 3424 N street, and their son, Darrell Shively, and Virginia Kimberling. The officiating clergyman was Captain Robert Yardley of the Salvation Army.
The bride wore a gown of white net flounces over satin, made ballerina length, and carried a bouquet of white carnations surrounding an orchid.
Miss Verna Kimberling, sister of the bride, was her maid of honor. She wore a blue net and satin dress and carried a French bouquet of pink carnations. Joseph Toste was the groom’s best man.
The Shively home was decorated with white gladiola and stock with rosebuds for the wedding ceremony. The reception for the newlyweds was held at the home of the brides parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Kimberling of 2205 Pine street where the decorations featured white carnations and gladioli.
Assisting at the reception were Kirstene Peterson, Carmen Jimenez and Barbara Granberg.
The newlyweds went to Santa Rosa on their wedding trip, the bride wearing a white dress with wine and black checked top coat. They have returned to live at 24 West Pacific avenue.
The new Miss Shively graduate from the Kelso, Washington high school and is a teller at the Henderson Center branch, Bank of America. Shively graduated two years ago from Eureka high school and is employed here as a carpenter.
The following was found in the Record Searchlight, Redding, California, Sunday, July 31, 2005, Page 14, Columns 2-3:
Darrell Shively
REDDING — Darrell G. Shively, 72, of Redding died Thursday, July 28, 2005, at Northern California Rehabilitations Hospital in Redding.
No services will be held.
Born March 26, 1933, in Eureka, he moved to Shasta County in 1962 from Shively.
He was a construction contractor and a member of the Clampers.
Survivors include wife Virginia; sons Gerald of Old Station and Richard of Redding; daughter Denis Harris of Belize, Central America; sister Pam Laverty of Denver; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions can be made to American Cancer Society, 3290 Bechelli Lane, Redding, CA 96002.
Arrangements are being handled by Lawncrest Chapel in Redding.
The following was copied from Find A Grave.
DARRELL G SHIVELY 26 Mar 1933, 28 Jul 2005 (V) 96071 (Old Station,) Shasta
Darrell Shively: Darrell was born March 27, 1932 & journeyed to the Golden Hills July 28, 2005. Survivors include his wife Virginia, a daughter Denise, & two sons Jerry and Richard & four grandchildren. Darrell was a member of Lassen Loomis #1914. He was a carpenter for most of his life & an avid race fan & was also the main driving force behind getting a race track built & up & running in Eureka Calif. Darrell & his wife Virginia & another couple by the names of Gene & Virginia were the prior owners for many many years of Uncle Runt’s Bar & Cafe in Beautiful Old Station Calif. which happens to be one of the Clampers favorite watering holes in eastern Shasta county. He was a man of fine character, an upstanding citizen of the area & very well liked by everyone who knew him. Darrell will be greatly missed by all Red Shirts & anyone that ever had any contact with him. R. I. P. BROTHER. Submitted by: John “the Mayor” Morris 9/10/05.
The mother of Virginia Kimberling Shively was Freda Ruth Ellis Kimberling. She was born on 6-Jun-1910 in Olympia, Thurston County, WA and died on 25-Oct-1957 in Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, CA. Following is a newspaper obit for Freda which was found in The Times Standard, Eureka, California, Monday, October 28, 1957, Page 29, Column 8:
Freda Ruth Kimberling
Mrs. Freda Ruth Kimberling of 2205 Pine street, Eureka, died in Santa Rosa on Friday after a brief illness. She had been a resident of Eureka for six years, having been born in Olympia, Wash., on June 6, 1910.
Surviving are her husband, Wallace Eugene Kimberling of Eureka; her father, Zelman Ellis of Los Angeles; her mother, Mrs. Rena Kelly of Puyallup, Wash.; children, Richard E. Kimberling, Mrs. Verna Ferguson, Mrs. Virginia Shively, all of Eureka; brothers, Norman Ellis of Tacoma, Wash., Claude Ellis of Los Angeles; sister, Mrs. Zona Lawerence of Riggins, Idaho; grandchildren, Richard, Raymond and Ronald Kimberling and Denise and Jerry Shively, Zenda, Gary and Glenn Ferguson, all of Eureka; and numerous other relatives.
Funeral services will be held on Tuesday at 2 p.m. from the Pierce Mortuary chapel, with the Rev. Gregory Morony officiating. Interment will be in Sunset Memorial Park.
Darrell G. Shively was the son of D. Glenn Shively and Viella Witherow. D. Glenn Shively was born on 19-Dec-1905 in Shively, Humboldt County, CA and died on 23-Nov-1977 in Redding County, CA. He was the son of William Beaser Shively and Adelia Dora Greenlaw. Darrell G. Shively was married to Viella Mary Witherow. She was married a second time to Emory Hiram Blodgett. Viella was the daughter of John and Nellie Witherow.
The picture on the left is D. Glenn Shively. It is from the photo collection of John Hoeft. Copied from The Times Standard, Eureka, California, Friday, November 25, 1977, Page 23, Column 5 is the following:
SHIVELY, D. Glen, November 23, 1977, resident of Willow Creek. Husband of Viella M. Shively, Anderson; father of Darrell Shively, Redding and Mrs. Lyle Laverty of Skykornish, Wash. He was the brother of William Shively, Eureka, and Mrs. John Hoeft, Santa Rosa; grandfather of Denise Kimball, Jerry and Richard Shively, Lora and Chad Laverty. He is also survived by one great-grandchild and several nieces and nephews.
A native of Shively, he was 71 years of age. He was the son of William B. and Adelia Dora Greenlaw. He was graduated from Eureka High School, where he had participated as an athlete in several sports. He was employed by Humboldt County as Superintendent of Juvenile Hall for 20 years until his retirement.
Friends are invited to attend services on Saturday at 11:30 a.m., in Pierce Mortuary Chapel with Colonel Eugene Rice of the Salvation Army officiating. Interment will follow in the Sunset Memorial Park.
Honoray bearers will be Joseph Stewart, Gordon McIntosh, Donald Morton, George Cousins, Einar Abrahamson, Wade Elkins. Friends may call at Pierce Mortuary Friday from 9-5 and 7-8 p.m.
Viella Mary Witherow Shively Blodgett was the daughter of John and Nellie Witherow. She married a second time to Emory Hiram Blodgett. The following was copied from the Record Searchlight, Redding, California, Friday, June 18, 1993, Page 7, Column 1.
Viella Blodgett
SHINGLETOWN — Services for Viella Mary Blodgett, 79, of Paynes Creek will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday at the Open Door Community Church.
Burial will be at the Redding Cemetery.
Mrs. Blodgett died Wednesday, June 16, 1993, at Mercy Medical Center in Redding.
Born Aug. 27, 1913, in Redding, she moved to Tehama County in 1977 from Eureka.
She was a homemaker.
She was a member of the Open Door Community Church, the Manton Grange and the Eastern Star Order of Northern Light Lodge No. 26 in Millville. She was a supervisor of Humboldt County Juvenile Hall in Eureka for 20 years.
Survivors include husband Emory; son Darrell Shively of Old Station; daughter Pam Laverity of Arlington, Va.; sister Virginia Hunter of Boring, Ore.; five grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Open Door Community Church of Shingletown, P. O. Box 75, Shingletown, CA 96088; or the Manton Community Church, P. O. Box 558, Manton, CA 96059.
Arrangements are being handled by McDonald’s Redding Chapel.
The newspaper obituary for Viella Witherow Shively Blodgett’s second husband, Emory Hiram Blodgett, was copied from the Record Serachlight, Redding, California, Thursday, March 11, 2004, Page 10, Column 2:
Emory Blodgett
PAYNES CREEK - Memorial services for Emory H. Blodgett, 89, of Paynes Creek will be at 11 a.m. March 20, at Manton Grange Hall.
Members of Masonic Lodge 2 will officiate.
Mr. Blodgett died Monday, March 8, 2004, at Mercy Medical Center in Redding.
Born Dec. 15, 1914, in San Francisco, he moved to Shasta County as an infant.
He was a rancher and cowboy on the family ranch, and a member of the Manton Grange, California Cattleman’s Association and Masonic Northern Light of Millville.
Mr. Blodgett is survived by his wife, Aurora.
Arrangements are being handled by McDonald’s Chapel in Redding.
Viella Witherow Shively Blodgett was the daughter of John and Nellie Witherow. The newspaper obituary for John Witherow was found in The Humboldt Times, Eureka, California, Tuesday, March 21, 1944, Page 3, Column 2:
John Witherow Rites Tomorrow
Funeral services for John Witherow, who died Saturday evening in a local hospital, will be held at 2 o’clock tomorrow afternoon in the Pierce chapel.
He is survived by his wife, Nellie; two daughters, Virginia Witherow of Eureka and Mrs. Glenn Shively, also of Eureka; a son, Donald, of Eureka; two brothers, William Witherow of Cottonwood, and Harry Witherow of Inwood; two sisters, Mrs. Samuel Scragg of Santa Monica and Mrs. S. J. Sigler of Fresno; a grandson, Darrell G. Shively, Jr., of Eureka; an aunt, Mrs. Sadie Adams of Inwood; and three uncles, Ben and William Darrah, both of Shoshone, Idaho, and Frank Darrah of Red Bluff.
He was a member of the Native Sons parlor and the Order of Sciots and was also a captain of the air raid wardens of Eureka.
The following was taken from The Humboldt Times, Eureka, California, Tuesday, February 27, 1945, Page 10, Column 3:
Nellie Witherow Succumbs Here
Funeral services for Mrs. Nellie R. Witherow, who died at her home at 1001 17th street yesterday morning, will be held at Pierce Mortuary Thursday afternoon at 2 o’clock , with Rev. Charles Hudson officiating. Interment will be at Sunset Memorial Park.
Mrs. Witherow, a native of Shasta county, had lived in Eureka 21 years. She was a member of Occident Parlor, Native Daughters.
She leaves her daughters, Mrs. Virginia Wynne and Mrs. Glenn Shively of Eureka; son, Donald Lee Witherow of Eureka; grandsons, Darrell G. Shively, Jr., and Raymond Wynne, Jr., of Eureka; brothers and sister, Wallace and Earl Thatcher, Mrs. Vivian Hortman of Redding; uncle, Arthur Thatcher of Redding; and aunts, Mrs. Mae Flowers of Anderson and Mrs. Rebecca Knapp of Berkeley.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Pierce Mortuary.
D. Glenn Shively was the son of William Beaser Shively and his second wife, Adelia Dora Greenlaw. William Beaser Shively II was born on 22-Nov-1872 in Bluff Prairie, Humboldt County, CA and died on 27-Sep-1940 in Eureka, Humboldt County, CA. He was married first to Winifred Belle Spaulding who died on 14-Jan-1898 in Fortuna, Humboldt County, CA. He married second to Adelia Dora Greenlaw who was born on 31-Oct-1875 in Freshwater, Humboldt County, CA and died on 15-May-1946 in Eureka, Humboldt County, CA.
The mother of Adelia Dora Greenlaw was Sarah Ellen Greenlaw. The newspaper obituary for Sarah was copied from The Humboldt Times, Eureka, California, Sunday, January 5, 1941, Page 9, Column 6:
Died
GREENLAW — In this city on Thursday, January 2, 1941, Mrs. Sarah Ellen Greenlaw, beloved mother of Mrs. Josephine Fletcher of Eureka, Mrs. Inez Luther of Alton, G. Manson Moore, B. B. Moore, and Mrs. Adelia D. Shively, all of Eureka, and W. Fremont Greenlaw of Holmes, Calif.; loved grandmother of Mrs. Beatrice E. Hoeft, Darrell G. Shively and William B. Shively, all of Eureka, Mrs. Edith E. Larson, William A. Greenlaw and Robert F. Greenlaw, all of Modesto, Calif., and Mrs. Lois M. Wells of Richmond, Calif. She also leaves five great-grandchildren. A native of New Brunswick, aged 91 years 8 mos. 12 days.
Friends are respectfully invited to attend the funeral on Sunday, January 5, 1941, at 11 o’clock A.M. from the Pierce Chapel, No. 707 H Street, Eureka, California. Interment at Myrtle Grove Cemetery.
William Beaser Shively II was the son of William Beaser Shively I. William Beaser Shively I was born on 29-Jun-1829 in Steubenville, Jefferson County, OH and dd on 13-Aug-1894 in Pepperwood, Humboldt County, CA. William Beaser Shively I was married first to Caroline Gould Winemiller and second to Lucy Rush. William Beaser I was the son of Daniel and Elizabeth Shively.
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