Norris Jennings Shoemaker, 70, of Grottoes, passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2009, at Rockingham Memorial Hospital in Harrisonburg. Mr. Shoemaker was born on March 23, 1938, in Rockingham County, Virginia and was a son of the late Owen and Lottie Lowry Shoemaker. He was also preceded in death by three brothers.
Norris was a member of Grottoes Church of Christ and was a United States Air Force Veteran. He, along with his wife, owned and operated Shoemaker's Servicenter in Penn Laird from 1972-1987.
On Sept. 5, 1959, he married Beverly Adkins Shoemaker who survives. He is also survived by a son, Barry J. Shoemaker of Grottoes; a daughter, Kelly S. Dean and husband, Rick, of McGaheysville; a brother, Hunter "Jack" Shoemaker of Prospect, Ky.; and four sisters, Frances Davis of West Mifflin, Pa., Carolyn Armentrout of Harrisonburg, Shirley Reedy of Mount Crawford and Yvonne Shoemaker of Grottoes.
The family will receive friends for a time of fellowship and remembrance on Saturday, Feb. 14, 2009, from the hours of 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Grottoes Church of Christ (U.S. Rt. 340 South)
Cremation will be performed by Kyger Funeral Home in Harrisonburg and a private burial will occur at a later date.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Grottoes Church of Christ, P.O. Box 1164, Grottoes, VA 24441-1164.
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16
