Onia Lee Shoaf

Oct. 15, 1946 – Jan. 15, 2022

Onia Lee Shoaf, 75, of Green City, Mo. passed away Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, at home.

He was born Oct. 15, 1946 in Tacoma, Wash. to Onia Leon and Mildred Lowery Shoaf.

Mr. Shoaf was a 1966 graduate of Turkey Run High School. He served in the Army at Fort Greely, Ala.  He was a member of the American Legion in Crawfordsville for many years. He retired in 2011 from R.R. Donnelley and Son’s after 45 years in Crawfordsville. He was Town Marshall at New Richmond, Ind. for several years, also a Montgomery county Sheriff Reserve for 11 years before moving to Green City, Mo. He enjoyed riding and racing motorcycles, also racing go-karts, hunting trips out west with family and friends, coyote hunting and making scrap into unusual items. It made him happy to uplift someone’s spirit that was having a bad day, until they would be smiling and feeling better, that would fill him with joy and make his day. If someone needed something, Mr. Shoaf would do whatever he could to help. He was in good health after two heart attacks, prostate cancer, radiation therapy, hormone therapy and skin cancer, until the last couple of days of his life.

Survivors include his wife, Mary Elizabeth (Blocher-Baker) Shoaf, of 24 years and 15 days; daughters from a former marriage, Janet (Goff) Shoaf, Christina “Christy” Marie Shoaf (Robert) LaFaver of Green City, Mo., Laurie Lee Shoaf Bane of Waynetown, Ind.; two step-daughters, Angela Marie Baker (Jason) Isley of Silver Lake, Ind., Kimberly Ann Baker (Troy) Carey of Wabash, Ind.; 13 grandchildren, Stetson Ray Hodgen of Green City, Mo., Daylen Marie Bane (Isaac) Fruits of Lafayette, Ind., Mckenna Grace Bane of Waynetown, Carrie LaFaver (Luie) Sanchez of Liberty, Mo., Marrisa LaFaver (Zack) Western of Greentop, Mo., Blythe LaFaver of St. Charles, Samantha Leigh Carey of Scottsburg, Ind., Rebecca Michelle Carey of Plymouth, Ind., Leigha Elizabeth Carey and Logan Patrick Carey, both of Wabash, Ind., Mathew Robert Carey of Warsaw, Ind., Allissa Paige Isley of Claypool, Ind. and Brooke AnnMarie Isley of Liberty Mills, Ind.; seven great-grandchildren and one on the way; brother, Oscar (Judy) Shoaf of Delphi, Ind.; four sisters, Carolyn Shoaf (Michael) Young, Marilyn Shoaf (Mark) Easterling, both of Crawfordsville, Charlotte Shoaf Lowery of Cocoa Beach, Fla. and Patricia Shoaf Shuhmacher of Vero Beach, Fla.; and several nephews and nieces.

He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Morris Leon Shoaf, stillborn; and a sister, Charlene Shoaf Belamour.

Visitation will be from 1 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 24, 2022 at Burkhart Funeral Home, Crawfordsville. Services with military rites will begin at 6:30 p.m. Cremation will take place after the service.

Memorial donations may be made to the charity or your choice. Online condolences may be made at www.BurkhartFH.com.