James Shea

Obituary from Billings Gazette, Friday, July 27, 1951
REQUEIM HIGH MASS SUNG FOR LOCAL MAN

Requiem high mass for James Arthur Shea, 63, who died of a cerebral hemorrhage Monday night at his home at 23 Yellowstone Avenue, was sung Thursday morning at St. Patrick's Catholic Church by the Rev. John P. Maher. Pallbearers were John Setera, James Stone, Casper Karls, Walter Kelsch, Merle Price, and Gerald Fisher. Mr. Shea is survived by his wife, a daughter Evelyn, two sons James Arthur and Jerrold Joseph, five sisters and five grandchildren. The Rev. Charles Mears was in charge of committal services at Mountview Cemetery.

Notes: James Arthur "Art" Shea, born March 28, 1888, in Manning and died July 26, 1951, in Billings, Montana. He had a twin sister. He married Delphina Mae McGillivary in 1912 in Bismarck, North Dakota.