COLVIN, IRENE SHEARER, 89, of Louisville, died June 27, 2009 in Austin, TX.
Daughter of a Baptist minister, she was born to Walker and Eva Shearer in
Stamping Ground, KY on July 22, 1919, and was raised in Lexington, KY.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 61 years, Reverend A. B. Colvin, her
parents, three sisters and two brothers.
She was a loving Baptist pastor's wife, active in church and community
activities. She served as director of the preschool program at Southern Baptist
Seminary.
She also was president of the Kentucky Association for Children Under Six. She
volunteered 6,000 hours at Baptist Hospital East from its opening until 2003,
and was the president of the hospital auxiliary from 1990 - 1992. She taught
English as a second language, was a gifted seamstress, pianist, and hostess. She
was a role model for all those with whom she came in contact, and loved by many.
She is survived by two daughters,
Cassandra
Carr (Max),
Austin, and Cynthia Weller (Richard), Louisville; two grandchildren, Rick
Weller, Austin and Anne Waggoner (Mark), Austin; and two great-grandchildren