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Rev. Clarence Herbert Shore

Posted 2018-01-01 by mhenderson
Daily Miner, Kingman, Arizona
>>> Published on Thursday, September 14, 2017 <<<

Rev. Clarence Herbert “Clay” Shore, 87, of Prescott Valley, died
Tuesday, Sept., 5, 2017, from complications of old age while living at
The Glassford Place.

Mr. Shore was born Sept. 25, 1929, in Parshall, Colorado, to Charlie
Harland and Nina Frances (Hospe) Shore.

He married Mary Louise Mashburn on Oct. 6, 1951. She preceded him in
death Feb. 16, 2006.

He graduated from Kremmling Union High School in 1948 and Arizona
Bible Institute in 1959, and served in the United States Air Force
from 1948 to 1949. He worked as a rancher, brick layer, truck driver,
and pastor – serving in many Arizona ministries including Truth for
Youth, New Testament Baptist Church in Tucson, Victory Baptist Church
in Casa Grande, and Bible Baptist Church in Kingman. In retirement, he
lived on his family’s ranch in Gunnison, Colo., and attended First
Baptist Church and Trinity Baptist Church in Gunnison. Lately, he was
a member of First Baptist Church in Williams.

Mr. Shore greatly enjoyed mission trips and traveled to Mexico, Costa
Rica, Guatemala, Venezuela and Israel. Many of his later years, he
volunteered in construction for West Branch Camp in Flagstaff and
Williams, and Treasure Mountain Bible Camp in Marble, Colorado.

Mr. Shore is survived by his son Richard Shore of Santa Fe, N.M.;
daughter Karen Brooks of Williams; daughter-in-law Cynthia Shore of
Santa Fe; daughter-in-law Kate Ernst of Santa Fe; son-in-law Larry
Brooks of Chandler, Okla.; grandchildren Abby and Aly Shore of Santa
Fe, Katie (Jason) Trent of Prescott Valley, Kellie (Jacob) Langdon of
Emlenton, Pa., Cody (Stacy) Brooks of Prescott Valley, and Konnie
Brooks of Flagstaff; step-grandchildren Craig Copelin of Santa Fe and
Kerri Copelin of Lansdale, Pa.; seven great-grandchildren, sisters
Nina Guthrie of Elizabeth, Colo., and Ruth Bishop of Kremmling, Colo.;
and many deeply loved nieces and nephews.

In addition to his wife, he was preceded in death by his parents, his
sister, Alice Redden, and his brother, Carl Shore.

A private burial was held at Chloride Cemetery Sept. 8. A celebration
service will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017 at First
Baptist Church in Williams with Pastor Joe Oswald officiating.


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