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Dora Belle Shumate Wilson

Birth
Packard, Whitley County, Kentucky, USA
Death
4 May 2015 (aged 95)
Evarts, Harlan County, Kentucky, USA
Burial
Keith, Harlan County, Kentucky, USA Add to Map
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Dora, age 95, led a very active and rewarding life. She was the owner/operator of Dora's Drive-In Restaurant in Evarts and was involved in other businesses in the Clover Fork area. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star and believed in the Baptist faith.

Preceded in death by her husband, Hugh Wilson; her parents, Ike Shumate and Lillie Lively Shumate; a son, Bill Jack Wilson; one brother; five sisters; and a granddaughter, Allison Lewis.

Survivors include three children, Rodney Wilson and wife, Linda, Kenvir, KY; Clarinda Phillips and husband, Mack, Knoxville; Alice Greene and husband, Richard, Knoxville; seven grandchildren, Marilyn Williamson, Robin Shanks, Jimmy Ellenburg, Sandy Mefford Sawyer (Greg), Kellie Wilson Lee (Scott), Tracy King (Ronnie) and Mark Lewis; nine great-grandchildren, Joshua Shanks, Jordan Ellenburg, Larry Williamson, Kyle and Eric Mefford, Kalie and Maddie King, Bryson and Daria Lee; four great-great-grandchildren, Braydon, Caydon, Braxton and Rayce Shanks; and a host of other family and friends.

Henson and Rich Funeral Home.
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1930 Census: Gladeville, Wise, Virginia

Ike Shoemate Head M 39 Kentucky
Lilly Shoemate Wife F 35 Kentucky
Eura P Shoemate Daughter F 13 Kentucky
Walter Shoemate Son M 10 Kentucky
Dora B Shoemate Daughter F 9 Kentucky
Geanette Shoemate Daughter F 3 Kentucky
Dora, age 95, led a very active and rewarding life. She was the owner/operator of Dora's Drive-In Restaurant in Evarts and was involved in other businesses in the Clover Fork area. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star and believed in the Baptist faith.

Preceded in death by her husband, Hugh Wilson; her parents, Ike Shumate and Lillie Lively Shumate; a son, Bill Jack Wilson; one brother; five sisters; and a granddaughter, Allison Lewis.

Survivors include three children, Rodney Wilson and wife, Linda, Kenvir, KY; Clarinda Phillips and husband, Mack, Knoxville; Alice Greene and husband, Richard, Knoxville; seven grandchildren, Marilyn Williamson, Robin Shanks, Jimmy Ellenburg, Sandy Mefford Sawyer (Greg), Kellie Wilson Lee (Scott), Tracy King (Ronnie) and Mark Lewis; nine great-grandchildren, Joshua Shanks, Jordan Ellenburg, Larry Williamson, Kyle and Eric Mefford, Kalie and Maddie King, Bryson and Daria Lee; four great-great-grandchildren, Braydon, Caydon, Braxton and Rayce Shanks; and a host of other family and friends.

Henson and Rich Funeral Home.
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1930 Census: Gladeville, Wise, Virginia

Ike Shoemate Head M 39 Kentucky
Lilly Shoemate Wife F 35 Kentucky
Eura P Shoemate Daughter F 13 Kentucky
Walter Shoemate Son M 10 Kentucky
Dora B Shoemate Daughter F 9 Kentucky
Geanette Shoemate Daughter F 3 Kentucky


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