Clarence Shinn

Clarence E. "Bud" Shinn age 68 of St. Johns, Michigan died Tuesday, February 21, 2006 at his home.

Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes, St. Johns Chapel on Friday, February 24, 2006 at 11:00 A.M. Pastors Merlin and Kay Pratt will officiate with burial at Duplain Township Cemetery, Duplain Township, Michigan. Visitation will be held on Thursday, February 23, 2006 from 2-8 P.M. with family present 2-4 & 6-8 P.M.

Clarence was born on April 12, 1937 in Detroit, Michigan the son of Clarence Earl and Dora ( Goasbeek ) Shinn Sr. He resided in St. Johns, Michigan for the past 40 years and graduated from St. Johns High School with the class of 1956. Clarence married Judith E. Avery in Chase, Michigan on January 3, 1959. He was a retired truck mechanic for the Anchor Motor Freight Company of Lansing, MI. He also worked for Bancroft Plastering. He loved to spend time with his grandchildren and hunting and fishing. Clarence was a member of the Sleepy Hollow Conservation Club.

He is survived by his wife Judy Shinn of St. Johns, MI, 2 daughters; Cori & Kirk Gartside of St. Johns, MI, Melanie & Eric Thum of St. Johns, MI, grandsons; Trent, Kevin, Chad, and Kurt, 2 sisters; Betty Hall of St. Johns, MI, Barbara Waggoner of Lansing, MI, 2 brothers; Robert & Diane Shinn of Ovid, MI, Bill & Kathy Shinn of Idlewild, MI, special friends Jill & Everett Thornton and their children Alex, Nichole, and Janel of St. Johns, MI. He was predeceased by his parents, and son Anthony.

Memorials may be made to Pilgrim United Methodist Church, or Great Lakes Hospice. The family is being served by Smith Family Funeral Homes, St. Johns, Chapel.

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