Melissa Ann Shaw

Melissa Ann Shaw, 17, of Owensboro, passed away Friday, October 2, 2009 from injuries suffered in an automobile accident in Daviess County. Born October 31, 1991 in North Charleston, SC, she was a senior at Apollo High School where she was the Commander of the Air Force ROTC Unit. She had already joined the Army and had completed basic training during the summer and planned to enter the University of Kentucky in the fall of 2010. She was active in many activities

She was preceded in death by her mother, Elizabeth Ann Shaw , on October 6, 2007.

Melissa is survived by her father, Craig Shaw; a brother, Ben Shaw who is a student at UK; her grandmother, Katherine Shaw of Palm Harbor, FL; and several aunts, uncles, and cousins, and a host of friends.

Services are 10 a.m. Wednesday, October 7, 2009 in the chapel of Glenn Funeral Home and Crematory with Father John Vaughan officiating. Burial will be in Resurrection Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Tuesday and after 9 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.

Expressions of sympathy may take the form of donations to Special Olympics, Daviess County Area 2, P.O. Box 764, Owensboro, KY 42302.

Online condolences may be left at www.glennfuneralhome.com.