George P. Shultz, age 88, of Jewett died Sunday, September 2, 2012 at Harrison Community Hospital, Cadiz after a lengthy illness.

Born January 20, 1924 in Jewett he was a son of the late Melvin Shultz and Sarah Thompson Shultz.

He was preceded in death by his wife Mary Margaret Duvall Shultz, a sister Juanita Caldwell and a brother Melvin Dean Shultz.

Services will be held Thursday at 4 p.m. in Koch Funeral Home, Scio with Rev Mark Statler officiating. Burial will follow in Fairview Cemetery. Friends may call Wednesday from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home.

A full obituary will appear in the next print edition of the Harrison News-Herald.