Mindy M Shaw

It was once said  “The two hardest things to do in life is saying hello for the first time and goodbye for the last.”

Mindy Shaw died at the age of 41 on January 31, 2022 in Olathe, Kansas with her family at her side. Memorial services will be held at the First Christian Church of Keithsburg on Saturday, February 12^th at 11:00 AM, with visitation from 10:00 until the time of services. Burial will be in Greenmound Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Shaw Family. Speer Funeral Home is assisting the family.

Mindy was married to Bill Shaw who was not only her husband since 1998 but her best friend since 1994. She was blessed with two sons, a wonderful daughter in law and two grandchildren. The oldest son, Buddy (William Shaw Jr) is 26 and married to Samantha (Pruett) Shaw and has two children, a son named Lane, born on 01/14/2020 and a daughter named Riley Jo born 7/6/2021. Samantha was a huge part of the family way before she married Buddy, in our hearts she was already part of the family. In Mindys heart she was already her daughter. Buddy went on to open his own State Farm Office of his own with his loving wife at his side digging in and making dreams come true.

Her youngest son is Brett Shaw is 21. He has made a home for himself and found a fantastic job in Kansas and is all settled in. He will always Mindys baby.

Mindy worked the last 11 years as a Tax Preparer and in Management at H & R Block in Galesburg and Olathe. She loved planting flowers and gardening but quit doing so much of it after she lost her grandmother, Bea. She moved to Kansas in August of 2020 to be closer to her children and grandchildren. Her children and grandchildren were her true passion and first love.

Other survivors include her father and step-mom, Craig & Lora Small along with 3 Stepsisters: Betsy Banuelos, Jennie Lyn Freiburger and Heather Cozad all of Muscatine, IA; her mother and step-father, Cindy & Bill Long of Washington IA, as well as two sisters: Teri Chick-Steinberg and Lesa Garrison-O’Connel; Her Mother-in-law Donna Shaw and brother-in-law Boyd Shaw both of Keithsburg, IL. Mindy is also survived by several nieces and nephews, including a special niece, Kamryn Chick; aunts, uncles and cousins. She was proceeded in death by her father-in-law Boyd Shaw Sr., grandmother, Bea Morris and baby boy Jakob Rian Shaw.