Shelby Mize on a visit to the Herbert Mize Cemetery on Eagle Creek located in Rockcastle Co, Kentucky
Shelby Mize on a visit to the Herbert Mize Cemetery on Eagle Creek located in Rockcastle Co, Kentucky
He was born on May 30, 1927 in Mt. Vernon, Kentucky, the son of the late Hamp and Alice Jones Mize. He was
a retired truck driver for Mead Containers in Norwood, Ohio. He enjoyed beagle hounds and mowing the yard.
He was survived by his wife, Rebecca Weller Mize, whom he married on July 17, 1981 in Jellico, Tennessee; two
sons, Danny Ray (and Ruby) Mize of Mt. Vernon, Kentucky and David Scott Mize of Trenton, Ohio; a stepson,
Gary (and Melanie) Smith of Hamilton, Ohio; two daughters, Tonya (and Gary) Robbins of Goshen, Ohio and
Barbara (and Robert) Burkett of Somerset, Kentucky; two stepdaughters, Joyce Dyer (and Brad Lynn) of Fairfield,
Ohio and Janet (and John) Thompson of Hamilton, Ohio; fourteen grandchildren; and two great grandchildren.
Preceding him in death were his parents, Hamp and Alice Mize; three brothers, Reece Mize, Emmett Mize, and
Jay Mize; a sister, Lucy Hibbard; and a grandchild. Visitations were held on Friday, February 27th, 2009
after 6:00 p.m. at the Lake Cumberland Funeral Home in Somerset, Kentucky.
Photo of Shelby Mize standing by the rocker; Shelby Mize at the age or 8 or 9 (photos contributed by Tanya Robbins, Thanks!)
Shelby Mize and Rebecca J. tombstone located at the Martha Mize Cemetery, Rockcastle County, Kentucky. Photo
was taken during summer of 2011. Bill and Jay Mize. (photo retrieved on 12 Sep 2012 from facebook (Eastern Kentucky Mize Family))
Bill Mize with a mountain rattler killed near his house in Rockcastle County. (photo retrieved on 12 Sep
2012 from facebook (Eastern Kentucky Mize Family))