Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameMary Katherine “Kitty” O’Brien 
Birth9 Nov 1918, Danville, Pittsylvania County, Virginia
Death2 Mar 2017
Burial6 Mar 2017, St James Catholic Cemetery, Gold Hill Road, Cabarrus County, NC
FatherRichard Joseph O’Brien (~1893-)
MotherMary Agnes Binns (~1893-)
Spouses
Birth19 Dec 1919, Stanly County, NC
Death7 Apr 2017, Tucker Hospice House, Kannapolis, Cabarrus County, NC
Burial10 Apr 2017, St James Catholic Cemetery, Gold Hill Road, Cabarrus County, NC
FatherJohn Linker Shaver (1894-1988)
MotherArlene Vernice Wise (1899-1992)
Marriage24 Oct 1945
ChildrenMary Joanne “Jody” (1945-)
Katherine Earlene (1946-)
Rachel Elizabeth (1948-)
Ellen Marie (1949-)
Eloise Elayne (1951-)
Edwin Earl “Ed” (1952-)
Karen Yvonne (1952-)
Louis Gregory (1955-)
William Albert (1958-)
Notes for Mary Katherine “Kitty” O’Brien
Katherine “Kitty” O'Brien Shaver
Katherine “Kitty” O'Brien Shaver, 98, was called home by her Heavenly Father on Thursday, March 2, 2017.
Mrs. Shaver was born Nov. 9, 1918 in Danville, Va. She was the daughter of the late Richard O'Brien and Mary Agnes Binns O'Brien.
Kitty was a graduate of Spencer High School in North Carolina and attended business school in Richmond, Va. She was Yeoman 2nd Class in the United States Navy during World War II from 1942 to 1945. Her first job was at the Biltmore Dairy Bar, then she was an accountant for Montgomery Ward. Kitty then worked in data processing at Cannon Mills before retiring.
Kitty was active in her church, the schools her children attended, and she worked as a judge at the voting polls at Royal Oaks. After retiring, she was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Bowling League. She will be greatly missed by all.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by brothers, George and Richard J. O'Brien; sister, Frances Shaver; grandson, Robert Tice; son-in-law, Andrew Seamone Jr.; and daughter-in-law, Donna Shaver.
Mrs. Shaver is survived by her husband of 71 years, Edwin Earl Shaver; nine children, Joanne “Jody” McManus and husband Adrian of Salisbury, Earlene Seamone of Mt. Pleasant, Rachel Tice and husband Larry of Clayton, Ellen Nix and husband Gary of Concord, Elayne Perry and husband Ric of Kannapolis, Edwin Shaver II and wife Brenda of Concord, Karen Yvonne Faggart and husband John of Rockwell, Louis Shaver and wife Joan of St. Augustine, Fla. and William Shaver of Kannapolis; 26 grandchildren; 46 great-grandchildren; 12 great-great grandchildren (with more on the way); and brother, William “Bill” O'Brien of Virginia.
Service: A funeral service is scheduled for 11 a.m. Monday, March 6, 2017, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church. Father Alvaro Riquelme, C.Ss.R. will officiate. She will be laid to rest following the service at St. James Catholic Church Cemetery in Concord.
Visitation: The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Sunday, March 5, 2017 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church Activity Center.
Memorials: Memorials may be made to St. Joseph's Catholic Church Building Fund, Kannapolis, NC.
Lady's Funeral Home & Crematory is assisting the family of Mrs. Shaver.
Katherine “Kitty” O'Brien Shaver, 98, was called home by her Heavenly Father on Thursday, March 2, 2017.
Mrs. Shaver was born Nov. 9, 1918 in Danville, Va. She was the daughter of the late Richard O'Brien and Mary Agnes Binns O'Brien.
Kitty was a graduate of Spencer High School in North Carolina and attended business school in Richmond, Va. She was Yeoman 2nd Class in the United States Navy during World War II from 1942 to 1945. Her first job was at the Biltmore Dairy Bar, then she was an accountant for Montgomery Ward. Kitty then worked in data processing at Cannon Mills before retiring.
Kitty was active in her church, the schools her children attended, and she worked as a judge at the voting polls at Royal Oaks. After retiring, she was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Bowling League. She will be greatly missed by all.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by brothers, George and Richard J. O'Brien; sister, Frances Shaver; grandson, Robert Tice; son-in-law, Andrew Seamone Jr.; and daughter-in-law, Donna Shaver.
Mrs. Shaver is survived by her husband of 71 years, Edwin Earl Shaver; nine children, Joanne “Jody” McManus and husband Adrian of Salisbury, Earlene Seamone of Mt. Pleasant, Rachel Tice and husband Larry of Clayton, Ellen Nix and husband Gary of Concord, Elayne Perry and husband Ric of Kannapolis, Edwin Shaver II and wife Brenda of Concord, Karen Yvonne Faggart and husband John of Rockwell, Louis Shaver and wife Joan of St. Augustine, Fla. and William Shaver of Kannapolis; 26 grandchildren; 46 great-grandchildren; 12 great-great grandchildren (with more on the way); and brother, William “Bill” O'Brien of Virginia.
Service: A funeral service is scheduled for 11 a.m. Monday, March 6, 2017, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church. Father Alvaro Riquelme, C.Ss.R. will officiate. She will be laid to rest following the service at St. James Catholic Church Cemetery in Concord.
Visitation: The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Sunday, March 5, 2017 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church Activity Center.
Memorials: Memorials may be made to St. Joseph's Catholic Church Building Fund, Kannapolis, NC.
Lady's Funeral Home & Crematory is assisting the family of Mrs. Shaver.