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David Leroy Shoemaker

24 Nov 1926 – 30 Apr 2009

Birth	24 Nov 1926
Death	30 Apr 2009
Cemetery	Oak Hill Cemetery Galena , Cherokee County , Kansas , USA
Added by	D Snyder on 13 Jun 2013
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36591506

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~❃*•*~ David Leroy Shoemaker ~*•*❃~ (November 24, 1926 ~ April 30, 2009) 24 November 1926 – 30 April 2009 [Estimated Age at Death: 82 years, 5 months, 6 days] ** Veteran WWII U.S. Army ** GALENA, KANSAS: David L. Shoemaker , a lifetime resident of Galena passed away from this life at midnight, Thursday, April 30, 2009 at St John's Regional Medical Center, Joplin, MO following an illness. David was 82 years old. He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the South Pacific with the US Army. He retired from Empire District Electric Company as a maintenance foreman after working at the Riverton electric plant for 42 years. He was a great family man and an outdoorsman. His interests included bowling, boating, gardening, fishing, camping, farming, and hunting. After attending Galena High School and joining the army, David married Margie D. Sims . They had three children; Linda (husband, Jud) Williams, Suzanne (husband, Kevin) Myers, and David M. Shoemaker., all of Galena, KS. David later married Delores Feezell [Horine] on August 24, 1962 in Galena, KS. Their children are Stacy (husband, Mike) Waterman, Galena, KS, and Kathy Hoyt, Fruitland Park, FL. Delores passed away Feb. 8, 1999. Additional survivors include 2 sisters, Eva Pfiffer, New Braunfels, TX, and Darlene Sturgis, Orange Park, FL; 10 grandchildren, Marion Chesnutt, Andrew Myers, Branden Shoemaker, Cord Turner, David Williams, Kayla Haynes, Tina Perez, Katie Hoyt, Traca Reed, Courtney Waterman, and Aaron Waterman; and 11 great-grandchildren, Jacob and Ashley Chesnutt, Amanda Alexander, Payton Reed, Izauah and Marlee Shoemaker, Harmony Myers, Megan and Kylie Davis, Megan Duncan and Justin Grant. One granddaughter Angelique Davis, and four brothers, Billy, Delbert, Darrell, and [Richard] Dick also preceded him in death. The family will receive friends from 2: 00 – 3:00 pm, Sunday, May 3, 2009 at Derfelt Funeral Home, Galena, KS. Funeral services will be at 3:00 pm, Sunday, May 3, 2009 at the funeral home. Pastor Jeff D. Martin will officiate. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery, Galena, KS. Pallbearers will be David Scott, Jeremy Fields, Danny Bankson, Branden Shoemaker, Wesley Shoemaker, Marion Chesnutt, Jacob Chesnutt, and Andrew Myers. Honorary pallbearers will be Mike Bankson, James Qualls, and Joe (Junior) Veranda. https://www.derfeltfuneralhomes.com/obituaries/David-L-Shoemaker?obId=4175099#/obituaryInfo Site has photo. ~❃*•~❀~•*❃~ Social Security Death Index Name: David L. Shoemaker State of Issue: Missouri Date of Birth: Wednesday November 24, 1926 Date of Death: Thursday April 30, 2009 Est. Age at Death: 82 years, 5 months, 6 days Confirmation: Verified Last known residence: City: Galena; Badger; Lowell; Spring Grove. County: Cherokee State: Kansas ZIP Code: 66739 Latitude: 37.0394 Longitude: -94.6644 ~❃*•~❀~•*❃~ Above biography by: ~❃*• Orlena #46627566. •*❃~ ~✿*•~❀~•*✿~ Below biography by: ~✿*• Barb J •*✿~ David L. Shoemaker David Leroy Shoemaker , a lifetime resident of Galena passed away from this life at midnight, Thursday, April 30, 2009 at St John's Regional Medical Center, Joplin, MO following an illness. David was 82 years old. He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the South Pacific with the US Army. He retired from Empire District Electric Company as a maintenance foreman after working at the Riverton electric plant for 42 years. He was a great family man and an outdoorsman. His interests included bowling, boating, gardening, fishing, camping, farming, and hunting. After attending Galena High School and joining the army, David married Margie D. Sims. They had three children; Linda (husband, Jud) Williams, Suzanne (husband, Kevin) Myers, and David M. Shoemaker., all of Galena. David later married Delores Feezell on August 24, 1962 in Galena. Their children are Stacy (husband, Mike) Waterman, Galena, and Kathy Hoyt, Fruitland Park, Fla. Delores passed away Feb. 8, 1999. One granddaughter Angelique Williams Davis also preceded him in death. Additional survivors include 11 grandchildren, Marion Chesnutt, Andrew Myers, Branden Shoemaker, Cord Turner, David Williams, Tina Perez, Katie Hoyt, Traca Reed, Courtney Waterman, Kayla Haynes and Aaron Waterman; and 11 great-grandchildren, Jacob and Ashley Chesnutt, Amanda Alexander, Payton Reed, Izauah and Marlee Shoemaker, Harmony Myers, Megan and Kyle Davis, Megan Duncan and Justin Grant. The family will receive friends from 2:00 to 3:00 pm, Sunday, May 3, 2009 at Derfelt Funeral Home, Galena. Funeral services will be at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, May 3, at the funeral home. Pastor Jeff D. Martin will officiate. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery, Galena. Pallbearers will be David Scott, Jeremy Fields, Danny Bankson, Branden Shoemaker, Wesley Shoemaker, Marion Chesnutt, Jacob Chesnutt, and Andrew Myers. Honorary pallbearers will be Mike Bankson, James Qualls, and Joe (Junior) Veranda. In Lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the SE Kansas Nature Center in care of the funeral home. Columbus Advocate, The (KS) - Monday, May 4, 2009 Deceased Name: David L. Shoemaker. ~✿*•~❀~•*✿~ SISTER: Darlene June Shoemaker's First Marriage. Courthouse List Marriage Licenses Dennis H. Hansford , 29 Joplin, and June D. Shoemaker , 19, Galena, Kan. Miami Daily News Record, [SHOEMAKER, June D. Marriage] Sunday, 08 September 1957, Page: 13 of 24; Column: 2 of 8. Miami, Oklahoma. Note: Darlene and twin brother Darrell were born October 8, 1939. ~❃*•~❀~•*❃~ Hansford — Shoemaker GALENA, Kan.— Miss Darylene Shoemaker , daughter of W. G. Shoemaker of Galena, and Dennis Hansford of Joplin were married Thursday night [September 05, 1957] in Miami by Judge George G. Russell. They will reside in Joplin, where the groom is employed as a salesman for Sears Roebuck & Co. Joplin News Herald, [SHOEMAKER, Darylene, Marriage-Miami] Saturday, 07 September 1957, Page: 2 of 10; Column: 1 of 8. Joplin, Missouri. ~❃*•~❀~•*❃~

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