Zane Clair Shire 
Zane was born on November 22nd, 1924 in Manchester, Oklahoma. Zane's father was Paul Hobart Shire and his mother was Elizabeth Marie Webster. His paternal grandparents were Eli A Shire and Elizabeth May Shephard; his maternal grandparents were Leroy Edward Webster and Minnie Estelle Mitchell. He had four brothers and a sister, named Lowell, Paul, Robert, Rocky and Lauvita. He was the third youngest of the six children. He died at the age of 62 on October 17th, 1987 in Fredonia, Kansas.General Notes
Zane served in the US Navy during WW IL Served on USS Adhara. Served in New Zealand, Guadalcanal, Guam and other Pacific Islands. In 1950s while stationed on Guam, he and his then wife June adopted their son, James Stuart Shire. Jimmy was of Guamanian parentage. Zane earned an MS Degree in Educational Administration and Psychology. He served as Principal at Mayfield in Sumner County, Kansas, then moved to Los Angeles, California where he became a School Psychologist in the Los Angeles City Schools for a number of years. He retired about 1976 with a health disability and spent the rest of his life in Kansas and Oklahoma. He died in an Auto-Truck accident October 19, 1987. Zane had experienced several illnesses in his later years - Diabetes, Heart Disease, Cancer, - each quite serious. One of Zane's disappointments in life were his failed marriages.
In grade school and high school, Zane was an outstanding athlete in Oklahoma, excelling in basketball, football and track. He started school at age 4 at Longdale, Oklahoma. This was a matter of convenience for our parents as they were both teaching at Longdale and Stuart was also starting in first grade. They went through 12 years of school together graduating from Stillwater, Oklahoma High School in May 1941.
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- b.1866 in Annapolis d.1964 in Enid, Oklahoma
- b.1874 in Brown County, Indiana d.1952
- b.22 Nov 1924 in Manchester, Oklahoma d.17 Oct 1987 in Fredonia, Kansas
- b.07 May 1790 in Virginia d.07 Feb 1863 in Highland County, Ohio
- b.03 Oct 1840 in Hillsboro, Highland County, Ohio d.30 Sep 1934 in Deer Creek, Grant County, Oklahoma
- b.12 Mar 1768 in Derry twp, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania d.19 Sep 1849 in Lynchburg, Highland County, Ohio
- b.29 Aug 1796 in Middleway, Jefferson County, Virginia d.08 Apr 1860 in Highland County, Ohio
- b.07 Apr 1769 in Jefferson County, Virginia d.30 Sep 1859 in Highland County, Ohio
- b.18 Apr 1869 d.04 Dec 1961 in Blackwell, Oklahoma
- b.28 Jun 1775 in Bolton, Lancashire, England d.Mar 1843 in Middletown, Frederick County, Virginia
- b.23 Sep 1811 in Page County, Virginia d.14 Nov 1882 in Highland County, Ohio
- b.21 Jul 1778 in St. Helens, Lancashire, England d.06 Nov 1839 in Middletown, Frederick County, Virginia
- b.14 Nov 1845 in Hollowtown, Clay twp, Highland County, Ohio d.21 May 1921 in Deer Creek, Grant County, Oklahoma
- b.30 Nov 1770 in Maryland or Berkeley Springs, West Virginia d.23 Aug 1850 in Hillsboro, Highland County, Ohio
- b.17 Jan 1815 in Highland County, Ohio d.25 Jun 1897 in Mt. Orab, Brown County, Ohio
- b.15 Nov 1776 in Winchester, Virginia d.18 Feb 1855 in Hillsboro, Highland County, Ohio
- b.23 Nov 1898 in Lamont, Oklahoma d.01 Jul 1989 in Fredonia, Kansas
- b.11 Oct 1880 in Wellington, Kansas d.05 Jan 1976 in Blackwell, Oklahoma
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Details of Zane's family with Cecile
Details of Zane's family with June Reeve
Details of Zane's family with Helen Whaner
Details of Zane's family with Anna Lorraine Kinnick
Details of Zane's family with Doris
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Lowell Shire
Lowell Shire