FAITH - Mr. Stamey Clyde Shoemaker, 75, went to be with the Lord on Friday, Oct. 25, 2013 at his home, after courageously battling esophageal cancer for almost three years.
The son of the late William Clyde and Elizabeth Brown Shoemaker, Stamey was born June 2, 1938 in Forsyth County. He was a 1956 graduate of Statesville High School and proudly served his country in the United States Army from 1962-1964.
Stamey was an active member of Faith Baptist Church and the Homer Holshouser Sunday School Class. He also served on the Lord's Supper Committee. He worked at the Salisbury Post Office as a city carrier from September 1968 until July 1998. After being retired for six years, he was employed part-time with the Rowan County Library for nine years when he had to retire December 2012 due to complications of pneumonia.
He was a avid reader and also enjoyed working crossword puzzles and attending American Legion Baseball games.
Stamey was a loving husband, father and grandfather and will be missed by all.
In addition to his parents, Stamey was preceded in death by a daughter, Tammy Shoemaker on Jan. 20, 2001.
Stamey is survived his wife, Charlene Jones Shoemaker, whom he married June 28, 1967; son, Neil Shoemaker and wife Wendie; grandchildren, Hannah and Ben Shoemaker, Katrina Coble, Tawny Brazeel, Cody Brazeel; great-grandchildren, Kacyn Shoemaker, Riley Cavin, Maddie Hughes, Jakob Hughes, Jaxon Brazeel; brothers-in- law, Wayne Jones and wife Phyllis and Woody Jones and wife Martha; sister-in-law, Grace Anderson; and special friends, Ray and Patty Leazer.
Visitation: The family will receive friends at Faith Baptist Church on Monday, Oct. 28, 2013 from 10-11 a.m.
Service:The funeral service will be Monday, Oct. 28, 2013 at 11 a.m. at Faith Baptist Church conducted by Rev. Joe Smith, pastor. Burial will follow at Faith Baptist Church cemetery with military graveside rites conducted by the Rowan County Veteran's Honor Guard.
Memorials:In lieu of flowers, the family request contributions be made to Faith Baptist Church Building Fund, PO Box 84, Faith, NC 28041 or Rowan Hospice and Palliative Care, 720 Grove Street, Salisbury, NC 28144.
The family would like to thank Dr. William Black and all the staff of Carolina Oncology for the compassionate care they offered Stamey during his illness and to all the Hospice staff who took such good care of him. Also, a special thanks to Stamey's close friends, Bill Poole and Rob Howle, who visited Stamey on a weekly basis.
Powles Funeral Home, an honored provider of Veteran's Funeral Care is assisting the Shoemaker family. Online condolences may be made at www.powlesfuneralhome.com.
Originally published in the
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