DEWEY DOUNTAIN SHAWVER JR., was born to Dewey and Alice (Davidson) Shawver August 27, 1929, on the family farm  rural  Burt  County  near Lyons, Nebraska. He passed away Sunday, July 26, 2009, at his home in Lyons at the age of 79 years.

Dewey attended Edgington School and graduated from Lyons High School in 1946. While in high school, Dewey participated in football and FFA.

On December 9, 1949, Dewey married Wanda Whynona “Nonie” Luce  at her parents’ home in Lyons. Born to this union were daughters, Debora Lee, Peggy Lynne, Bonnie Lou, Patsy Jo and son, Dewey Dountain III.  Dewey’s life passion was logging and trucking.  He farmed until he moved to Idaho in 1951, where he worked in a lumber mill and  then  drove a  logging truck until they returned to  Nebraska in 1970. He  returned to  Idaho  in 1974 and drove a chip truck  until  his retirement.  Dewey  enjoyed  returning to Nebraska several falls to drive truck for the Bacons during harvest. Nonie passed away in 2000. Dewey returned to Lyons in 2001.

Dewey married Erma Alexander on June 23, 2001 and the family grew!

Dewey   attended   church  in  each  community  he  lived  in.  He  most recently attended church at Bethany Lutheran in Lyons.

Dewey enjoyed camping, fishing, watching westerns, wood working and was an excellent mechanic. He will be greatly missed!

He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Nonie, son, Larry Marvin; brothers-in-law: Bill Gordon and Lee Besst; and recently his dear friend, Gerald Bacon.

Survivors include his wife, Erma of Lyons; 4 daughters and sons-in-law, Debora and Rick Augenstein of Moscow, Idaho, Peggy and Terry Metzler of Decatur, Nebraska, Bonnie and Dale Pueppke of Lyons, Patsy Bowser of Harrison, Idaho; son and daughter-in-law, Dewey “Duke” and Pam of St. Maries, Idaho; five stepchildren and their spouses; 22 grand-children; 17 great grandchildren and a host of relatives and friends.

FUNERAL SERVICE: Saturday, August 1, 2009, 10:30 a.m. at Bethany Lutheran Church in Lyons.

VISITATION: Friday, July 31, 2009, 1 - 8 p.m. with family receiving friends from 6 - 8 p.m. at Pelan Funeral Home in Lyons. Visitation will also be held Saturday at the church one hour prior to the service.

BURIAL: Thursday, August 6, 2009, 10:30 a.m. at Menden Hall Cemetery, Onaway, Idaho. A luncheon will be held at Noon at the Grace Lutheran Church in Potlatch, Idaho.

MEMORIALS: To the Family

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