Mr. David Cowan Shaver

Mr. David Cowan “Dave” Shaver, 85, of Salisbury, NC passed away January 8, 2016 in Boise, Idaho. Born May 13, 1930 in Kobe, Japan he was a son of missionaries, the late Rev. Isaac Leroy Shaver and Pearl Elizabeth Tesh Shaver of Rowan and Forsyth counties. He was a resident of eastern Rowan and Salisbury since 1982. Mr. Shaver spent his childhood in Japan, Korea, and Idaho. After graduating from Caldwell High School and attending the College of Idaho, he entered the US Army from Caldwell, Idaho, in 1949. After the Korean War he returned to Idaho until reenlisting in the Army in 1955. Mr. Shaver retired from the Army in 1975 in the rank of First Sergeant. His career included tours in Okinawa, Vietnam, Japan, and Taiwan, and various posts within the United States. Following retirement from the Army, Mr. Shaver taught Junior ROTC for five years at Boise High School, Idaho, and attended Boise State University. In 1982 he moved to Rowan County. He worked for the Salisbury Housing Authority as Stock Manager and retired in 1991. He was a member of Zion United Methodist Church. He was a life member of the Veteran of Foreign Wars Post #3006 and the Disabled American Veterans Chapter #96, he was also a member of the Harold B. Jarrett American Legion Post #432 in Salisbury. Mr. Shaver was preceded in death by his first wife, Barbara Jean Humphries Shaver in 1996, a son David C. Shaver, Jr. and sisters Eleanor Matthews and Phyllis Curry. Left to cherish his memory are his wife Ann Briggs Shaver of Salisbury; a brother, Joe G. Shaver of Bonners Ferry, Idaho; daughters, Rebecca Shaver of Albany, Western Australia, and Elizabeth Carwile (Alan) of Los Gatos, California; a son, Douglas C. Shaver (Johnnie), of Boise, Idaho; grandchildren, Brent (Jennifer) and Craig (Tiffany) Bottolfson, Benjamin, Alyssa, Kari , Alex, Jack and Ellie Carwile, and Samuel Shaver; great-grandchildren, Taylor, Dillan, Aiden, Halle, Noelle and Colette Bottolfson. Also surviving are stepchildren, Debbie Wagner (Leonard), Gwyn Richardson, and step-grandchildren, Meghan, Allison, Stephanie, and Greyson. A Graveside service will be conducted Saturday, February 20, at 2 PM at Zion United Methodist Church Cemetery, Richfield, NC. Military Honors will be conducted by the Rowan County Veteran’s Honor Guard and the N.C. National Guard. Memorials may be made to the Rowan County Veterans Honor Guard, P.O. Box 923, Salisbury, NC 28145. Summersett Funeral Home and Cremation Center is serving the Shaver Family. Online condolences may be made at www.summersettfuneralhome.com.

Mr. David Cowan Shaver

May 13, 1930 - January 8, 2016