Carlos J. Shouse, Sr. Obituary (1927

Mr. Carlos J. Shouse, Sr., age 83, of Paris Crossing, Indiana, entered this life on December 8, 1927 in Booneville, Kentucky. He was the loving son of the late Cleveland & Mattie Thomas Shouse. He was raised in Kentucky and attended school there. He was united in marriage on November 1, 1949 in Scottsburg, Indiana to Bertha Deaton Shouse. This happy union was blessed with five sons. Carlos was inducted into the United States Army on July 17, 1948 in New Albany, Indiana. He served during the Korean War and rose to the rank of Sergeant in the 28th Infantry Regiment. He was wounded on May 23, 1951 in Inju, Korea and was honorably discharged on April 26, 1952 at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. He was awarded the Combat Infantry Badge, the Parachute Badge, the Occupation (Japan) Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the Korean Service Medal with Arrowhead and four bronze service stars and the Purple Heart. He resided for several years in Scott County and the past 24 years in Paris Crossing. He retired after twenty years of service as a machinist with Arvin Industries in Seymour, Indiana. He attended Chelsea Church of God. He enjoyed gardening, working hard, mechanic work and working in construction. Carlos died Monday, September 5, 2011 at 7:00 a.m. at his home in Paris Crossing, Indiana. A LOVING FAMILY Carlos will be missed by his loving sons: Floyd T. Shouse & his wife, Janice of Aniston, Alabama, Larry Cleveland Shouse of Deputy, Indiana, Joseph Wayne Shouse & his wife, Sunita of Raleigh , North Carolina, Carlos James Shouse, Jr. & his wife, Trudy of North Vernon, Indiana, Kenneth Dale Shouse & his wife, Patty of Paris Crossing, Indiana; his brother: Warden Shouse & his wife, Patricia of Summersville, Tennessee; his sisters: Wanda Eddings & her husband, Gary of Jeffersonville, Indiana, Jalah Groeneboom & her husband, Joe of Marysville, Indiana; his brother in law & sister in law: Silas Deaton & his wife, Lorene, Ohio; 19 grandchildren, 34 great grandchildren & five great great grandchildren, several nieces, nephews & other relatives. He was preceded in death by his parents, Cleveland & Mattie Thomas Shouse; his wife, Bertha Deaton Shouse died, March 2, 2011; his brothers, A.C. R.B., Elza, Herbert, & Willie Shouse; his sister, Opal Faye Leedy. FUNERAL CEREMONY Funeral services will be conducted Friday, September 9, 2011 at 11:00 a.m., by Pastor Ron Evans at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. Interment will follow in the Indiana Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Madison, Indiana. VISITATION Friends may call Friday from 9:00 a.m. until time of the service at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. SPECIAL SERVICES Full military honors will be conducted in the Indiana Veteran's Memorial Chapel by Jefferson Post 9, of the American Legion. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to the Jackson County Hospice. Cards are available at the funeral home. To send a flower arrangement in memory of Carlos J. Shouse, Sr., please click here to visit our sympathy store.