Melvin Palmer Shumway

1922 - 2011  (88 years)

• Name	Melvin Palmer Shumway  [1]
  Birth	16 Dec 1922	Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	30 Aug 2011	Wareham, Plymouth, Massachusetts   [1, 2]
  Burial	Agawam Cemetery, Wareham, Plymouth, Massachusetts   [1]
  Person ID	I322149	Descendants of William Hascall of Fontmell Magna (1490-1542)
  Last Modified	20 Nov 2022

  
  

  Father	Herbert Hartwell Shumway, Jr.,   b. 11 May 1888, Milltown, Charlotte, New Brunswick, Canada d. 19 Jan 1934, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts (Age 45 years)
  Mother	Edna G. Robinson,   b. 1890, Massachusetts d. 1950 (Age 60 years)
  Marriage	10 Jul 1911	Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts   [3]
  Family ID	F212336	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Eleanor F. Holmes,   b. 30 Oct 1925, Massachusetts d. 3 Apr 1980, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts (Age 54 years)
  Children	1. Judith Ann Shumway,   b. 17 May 1948   d. 27 Jun 2022, Hyannis, Barnstable, Massachusetts (Age 74 years)
  Family ID	F212344	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Nov 2022

  
  

• Notes

  Chapman Funerals and Cremations WAREHAM - Melvin P. Shumway, 88, of Wareham died August 30, 2011 in Tobey Hospital. He was the widower of the late Eleanor F. (Holmes) Shumway and the son of the late Herbert and Edna (Robinson) Shumway. He was born in Taunton and lived in Wareham for most of his life. Mr. Shumway served in the U.S. Army seeing action in France and Germany during WWII. Mr. Shumway managed The Wareham Drive-In and was a Land Surveyor for many years before retiring. Survivors include his daughter, Judith Allison and her husband, Charles of Plymouth; a granddaughter, Rebecca Ladd and her husband, Steve of Mashpee; 4 great grandchildren, Jared and Samantha Allison of Bourne and Emily and Morgan Ladd of Mashpee. He was predeceased by his grandson, Michael D. Allison and great granddaughter, Taryn B. Allison.

  
  

• Sources

  [S8691] Cemetery index, Agawam Cemetery, Wareham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, (Find-a-Grave). [S74321] Obituary, Chapman Funerals and Cremations, Melvin P. Shumway. [S53789] Marriage record, Massachusetts (Reliability: 3). Name: Herbert H. Shumway Age: 23 Birth Year: abt 1888 Birth Place: Milltown N B Marriage Date: 10 Jul 1911 Marriage Place: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Father: Herbert H. Shumway Mother: Flora F. Shumway Spouse: Edna G. Robinson Save