California Obituaries; Los Angeles County 

Jay William Shanor

Submitted by Peggy Hooper 25 Sep 2009

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The Downey Eagle Friday, January 3, 1997 Vol. 4 No. 45

DOWNEY-Jay William Shanor, a longtime Downey resident, died 
Dec. 24.Born in Youngstown, Ohio, Jan. 13, 1913, he grew up in western 
Pennsylvania and attended college at Carnegie Tech in Pittsburgh where 
he studied mechanical engineering.

His education was interrupted by World War II, and he worked in the 
defense effort as general manager at Kobuta, the first artificial rubber 
company in the U.S.

Jay and his wife, Naomi, raised four children, Dawn Ann Wetzel, Jay 
William Shanor II, Margaret Sarah Cantelon, and Connie Mae Worsham.

After the war the family spent a short time in Michigan where he worked 
as a general contractor building fireplace chimneys.

He moved his family to Downey in 1959 and worked for Southwest Steel 
in Los Angeles for 15 years, retiring in 1975.

He was a skater, swimmer and bowling anchorman for many teams, and 
was involved in family activities. He loved to spend time at the pool teaching 
children to swim and dive, or at the Downey High tennis courts. He also 
loved to read and play the piano. He joined the Downey Masonic Lodge in 
1970 and was a member of the Downey First Baptist Church.

Survivors include his wife, Naomi; four children; grandchildren Bonnie, 
John, Tawny, Larry, Kimberly, Carol, Kate, David, Susan, Brenda, Christi, 
Curtis, Kelli and Jason; 16 great-grandchildren and two great-great 
grandchildren.