Lawrence Frank
Shoemaker
February 11, 1943 – September 15, 2020
MINFORD – Lawrence "Hoss" Frank Shoemaker, 77, of
Minford, passed away Tuesday, September 15, 2020. Born February 11, 1943 in Minford, a son of
the late Russell Roy and Mabel Nibert Shoemaker, he was a Minford High School
graduate in the class of 1961 and a Bliss Business College graduate in the
class of 1964. Hoss was owner/operator
of Shoemakers in Minford, he was a member of Minford Volunteer Fire Department
and was Madison Township Clerk for 13 years.
He
is survived by three sons, Dale (Jody) Shoemaker of Loveland, James Shoemaker
of Minford, Adam Shoemaker of Medina; one daughter, Lee Ann Shoemaker of
Batavia; four grandchildren, Emma Shoemaker, Nicholas (Ashley) Shoemaker, Eli
Shoemaker, Pamela (Michael Daugherty) Shoemaker; one brother, Wayne (Bev) Shoemaker
of Jackson; two sisters-in-law, Judy Riley of Heath, Judy Shoemaker of
Pataskala, and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in
death by his wife, Sharon Lee Riley Shoemaker on May 17, 2018, one brother,
Paul Shoemaker, and one nephew, Brett Shoemaker.
Funeral
services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, September 20, 2020 at
Erwin-Dodson-Allen Funeral Home in Minford with Jason Coriell officiating.
Burial will be at Bennett Cemetery in Minford. Friends may call at the funeral
home from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. Saturday and one hour prior to the service on
Sunday.