Obituary of Simon Peter Shull
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Simon Peter Shull, age 89, of US Highway 321 North, Vilas, died Sunday, April 26, 2009 at his home.
He was born January 31, 1920 in Watauga County to Jordan Luther and Callie Matheson Shull. Mr. Shull retired from Appalachian State University as a supervisor in the laundry, and was a member of Willow Valley Baptist Church. He was a Navy veteran, serving during WWII.
He is survived by one daughter, Tammy Ward and husband, Keith, and one grandson, Travis Ward, all of Vilas; one sister, Mattie Rominger, of Sugar Grove; and one brother, Jim Shull, and wife Carrie, of Boone.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Marlene Isaacs Shull; two sisters, Jessie Mae Cannon and Opal Dean Shull; six brothers, Sam, Bill, Fred, James, Arlis and Tiny Shull; and a half-brother, Ross Matheson; and three half-sisters, Mamie and Ethel Yates, and Lula James.
Graveside services with military honors will be conducted at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, April 29, 2009 at the Willow Valley Baptist Church Cemetery Vilas, NC. The family will receive friends following the graveside service at the Shull residence, 968 US Highway 321, North, in Vilas.
Flowers are appreciated or the family suggests memorials to Willow Valley Baptist Church Cemetery, C/O Brandon Greer, Post Office Box 277, Vilas, NC 28692 or to High Country Health Care System/Hospice, 400 Shadowline Drive, Suite 100-B, Boone, NC 28607.
Online condolences may be sent to the Shull Family at austinandbarnesfuneralhome.com. Austin & Barnes Funeral Home and Crematory is serving the Shull family.