UNKNOWN COUNTY OHIO - OBITUARY:  Shoemaker, James H.
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Unknown newspaper
May 30, 1998

James H. Shoemaker
   James (Jimmy) H. Shoemaker, 87, of Washington Court House, died Friday, May 
29, 1998, at his residence.
   He was born May 27, 1911, in Yatesville, Ohio, to Charles and Mary Ellen 
(Kile) Shoemaker.
   In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife Virginia 
Shoemaker in 1995 whom he had married on September 1, 1938. He was also preceded 
in death by six brothers, Paul, Richard, Cecil, Jack, Guy, and Gene Shoemaker, 
and by one sister, Madaline Townsley.
   Mr. Shoemaker is survived by four daughters, Bonnie (Mike) Taylor of 
Washington Court House; Jamie (James) Teeters of New Holland; Shirley (Ronald) 
Caldwell of Leesburg; Mary Belle Cockerill of Greenfield; and one brother and 
sister-in-law, Joseph (Gladys) Shoemaker of Washington Court House.
   He is also survived by 10 grandchildren, Jimmy and Heidi Taylor and Garel 
Armintrout of Washington Court House; Janell Teeters Mead of Eagan, Minn.; Gary 
Cockell of Sabina; Amy Lamb, J.M. Caldwell, and Angela, Ann, and Andy Caldwell 
of Leesburg; six great-grandchildren, Justin Armintrout, Megan, Maura, Mason, 
and Madison Cockerill and Keith Lamb; seven sisters-in-law; and several nieces 
and nephews.
   He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, served 12 years as a city 
council member, served 27 years as a member of Washington Lions Club, and was a 
member of the Elk Lodge 129. Mr. Shoemaker owned and operated Shoemaker Electric 
Service of 34 years, having retired in 1972.
   Funeral services will be held Tuesday, June 2, 1998 at 1:30 p.m. in the 
Wellman-Kinzer Funeral Home in Washington Court House.
   The Rev. Dr. Darrell Holmes of the First Presbyterian Church will be 
officiating. Burial will follow in the Washington Cemetery.
   Friends may call at the funeral home on Monday, June 1, 1998 from 4 to 8 p.m.
   Memorial contributions may be directed to the First Presbyterian Church.