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Birth	:	21 May 1921
Death	:	3 Apr 1999
Burial	:	Stone Bridge Church of the Brethren Cemetery, Hancock, Washington County, USA
Coordinate	:	39.7214012, -78.0591965
Description	:	HANCOCK - Floyd Thornton Shoemaker, 77, of Maple Ridge Road, died Saturday, April 3, 1999, at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Martinsburg, W.Va. Born May 21, 1921, at Millstone, Md., he was the son of the late Thornton J. and Leathie L. Hull Shoemaker. He retired as a carpenter after 23 years with the National Park Service. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he served in World War II in the Normandy and Central Europe campaigns. He received the Purple Heart. He was a Protestant. He was a member of Webster B. Harrison Post 26 American Legion, Hancock; DAV... Read More	HANCOCK - Floyd Thornton Shoemaker, 77, of Maple Ridge Road, died Saturday, April 3, 1999, at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Martinsburg, W.Va. Born May 21, 1921, at Millstone, Md., he was the son of the late Thornton J. and Leathie L. Hull Shoemaker. He retired as a carpenter after 23 years with the National Park Service. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he served in World War II in the Normandy and Central Europe campaigns. He received the Purple Heart. He was a Protestant. He was a member of Webster B. Harrison Post 26 American Legion, Hancock; DAV Chapter 14 Ralph S. Tagg; William D. Byron V.F.W. Post 1936 of Hagerstown; Military Order of The Purple Heart, 79th Division, 314th Infantry Association of WWII. He is survived by his wife, Mae E. Myers Shoemaker, whom he married in 1947; three daughters, Mary Darlene Largent of Hagerstown, Pamela Estalee Johnson of Mercersburg, Pa., and Brenda Charmaine Jones of Chesterfield, Va.; one son, John Roy Shoemaker of Three Springs, Pa.; one sister, Virgie Cain of Berkeley Springs, W.Va.; one brother, David F. Shoemaker of Berkeley Springs; five grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by one brother, Ira Shoemaker. Services will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Grove Funeral Home, 141 W. Main St., Hancock. The Rev. Dennis Whitmore will officiate. Burial will be in Stone Bridge Brethren Cemetery, Hollow Road, Hancock, with military honors by Tri-State Honor Guard. The family will receive friends today from 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home, which will be open from noon. Memorial donations may be made to Hancock Rescue Squad, Inc., 14734 Warfordsburg Road, Hancock, MD 21750. Herald-Mail, The (Hagerstown, MD) - Monday, April 5, 1999

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Family Members:

Parent

Thornton John Shoemaker

(1882 - 1960)

Leathie L Hull Shoemaker

(1900 - 1988)

Spouse

Mae Elizabeth Myers Shoemaker

(1928 - 2020)

Siblings

Virgie E Shoemaker Smith

(1920 - 2006)

Mary I Shoemaker

(1923 - 1923)

Ira Roscoe Shoemaker

(1931 - 1993)

Children

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