January 15, 1950 — January 18, 2026
Sulphur Springs
Funeral service for Evie Marie Shaw, age 76 of Sulphur Springs, Texas will be held at 1:00 P.M. Thursday, January 22, 2026, at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Pastor Tim Short and Pastor John Boyd officiating. Interment will follow at Mel Haven Cemetery with Darwin Shaw, Brian Johnson, Jeriah Johnson, De Montra Morris, Jonathan Shaw and Rashad Hall serving as pallbearers and Danny McConnell, Christopher Brown and Fredrick Shaw as honorary pallbearers. There will be no formal visitation. Mrs. Shaw passed away on January 18, 2026, at Christus Mother Frances – Sulphur Springs.
Evie Marie Shaw was born on January 15, 1950 in Greenville, Texas. Daughter of Mr. Armours Catilla Newsome and Ella Marie Newsome. She attended high school in Commerce, Texas. Evie moved to Sulphur Springs at an early age, where she met and married Mr. Meddie A. Shaw Jr. on June 27, 1966. To this union, three children were born. She later joined and was baptized at Morning Chapel Missionary Baptist Church in Sulphur Springs, Texas. She later joined Faith Tabernacle Full Gospel Pentecost Church in Sulphur springs, Texas, where she became a Sunday School Secretary and the church secretary.
Mrs. Evie Marie Shaw is survived one daughter, Linda Renay Shaw Johnson ( Brian Keith Johnson); two sons, Eddie Tyron Shaw (Prasondra Renay Shaw), Elton Wayne Shaw (Tina Michelle Shaw) both of Sulphur Springs, Texas; one brother, Richard Earl Newsome of Campbell, Texas; one sister, Vera Newsome of Harleton, Texas; fourteen grandchildren; two step grandchildren; one stepsister and two stepbrothers and a host of nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.
She is preceded in death by her loving husband, Mr. Meddie A. Shaw Jr. of Sulphur Springs, Texas; parents, Armours and Ella Newsome and one sister, Linda Sue Wade.
Arrangements are under the direction of Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home.
