Walter T. Shaw, 67, of Tifton passed away Saturday, January 7, 2023, at Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta. His funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, January 12, 2023, at Grace & Mercy Church with the Rev. Darrell Sumner officiating. Mr. Shaw will be laid to rest at a later date. The family will receive friends on Thursday, January 12, 2023, at Grace & Mercy Church from 1:00 p.m. until the hour of the service.
Steve Cooksey, Tom Hornbuckle, Mike Cook, Mark Samples and Adam Adkerson will serve as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Butch Barfield, Ed Branch and Terry Jones.
Born February 10, 1955, in Augusta, Mr. Shaw was the son of the late James Aaron Shaw and Doris Crosson Giddens. Before retiring, he had previously been a buyer for Hornbuckle’s Wholesale Florist and was self-employed as the owner of Excel Buildings. He loved to fish; he loved music; and he loved telling jokes. He was a self-proclaimed philosopher, and he was a member of Grace & Mercy Church in Tifton.
Mr. Shaw is survived by two daughters and one son-in-law, April Shaw Howell of Greenville, South Carolina and Erin and Adam Adkerson of Jackson; two brothers and one sister-in-law, James H. and Deborah Shaw of Tifton and Gerald Shaw of Ellaville; five grandchildren, Noah Howell, Sadie Mae Howell, Owen Howell, Aniston Adkerson and Micah Adkerson; two nephews, Logan Shaw of Mississippi and Hunter Shaw of Chula; and one niece and her husband, Suzanne and Keith Belk of Chula.
Flowers will be accepted, or memorial gifts may be made to Grace & Mercy Church, 4001 Tift Avenue North, Tifton, GA 31794.