Garry L. Shuss

Garry L. Shuss, 61, of Uhrichsville, O., passed away at his home on Thursday, November 10, 2011 following a lengthy illness. Born on May 19, 1950 in Dennison, he was a son of Edna Faye (Taggart) Shuss of Uhrichsville and the late Roy Raymond Shuss.

Garry retired with over twenty-one years of service as a coal miner in the deep mines for Consolidated Coal Company. He also loved farming and helping out his friends and neighbors. Garry loved hunting, four-wheeler riding and spending time outdoors, although his greatest joy came from spending time with his family whom he loved dearly.

Garry’s surviving family includes his mother; six children, Donnie L. Shuss and his wife, Zelma, of Bowerston, Jessica Shuss of Bowerston, Angie Colaner and her husband, Larry, of Uhrichsville, Paul Shotwell and his wife, Karen, of Ragersville, Clint Shuss and his fiancée, Kirra Eick, of Carrollton, and Lacey J. Shuss and her fiancé, Justin DeWees, of Piedmont; five grandchildren, Santanna Dotson and her husband, Joey, Dakota Shuss, Macenzie Brown, and Kierra and Paden Shotwell, with another grandson expected; siblings, Joseph C. Shuss and his wife, Natalie, Rita K. Shuss, Robin R. Shuss, and Roger Shuss, all of Uhrichsville; seven nieces and nephews, Dusty Blankenship and her husband, John, Shanon Nalley, and Sara, Emily, Joseph, Jack and Abigail Shuss; two great nephews, Jared Nalley and Steven Clark; many extended family members including aunts, uncles, and cousins; and a host of dear friends. In addition to his father, Roy R. Shuss, he was preceded in death by his brother-in-law, Roy Ferguson, Jr.

Services for Garry, officiated by Pastor Jerralyn Myers, will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 15, in the R.K. Lindsey Funeral Home in Dennison. Interment will follow in Deersville’s Patterson Union Cemetery. Family and friends are invited to call at the funeral home from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Monday, November 14, at the funeral home.
R.K. Lindsey Funeral Home, Inc.
(740) 922-1970
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