Wilma Shumaker

Wilma Marlene Shumaker, 87 of Statesville, passed away on Wednesday, February 28, 2024 at Iredell Memorial Skilled Nursing Unit. Wilma was born in Iredell County to the late Ray Shoemaker and Callie Hudspeth Shoemaker on March 6, 1936.

She attended Troutman High School and graduated in the class of 1954. She was employed by Hunt Manufacturing and a lifetime member of Bethel Baptist Church in Statesville, NC. She volunteered at Baptist Center and visited shut-ins making countless number of visits and phone calls to family and friends. She was also a previous choir member. Wilma loved traveling and bird watching.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two nephews, Ray Shoemaker and Carroll Suther; a niece, Janice Gryder; two sisters, Vono Suther and Mary Overcash; and four brothers, Guy Shumaker, Hack Shoemaker, Lathan Shoemaker, and Dock Shoemaker.

Left to cherish her memory are four nieces, Linda Parker (Jim), Trudy Peacock (Denny), Sylvia Durmire, and Barbara Stafford; and three nephews, Gene Fred Shoemaker, Tim Shoemaker (Barbara), and Roger Overcash. She is also survived by Evelyn Shoemaker, Diane Suther, Larry Gryder, Tony Smith, as well as several great nieces, great nephews, great-great nieces, and great-great nephews.

Funeral services will be conducted at 3:00 pm Sunday, March 3 at Bethel Baptist Church with Rev. Steve Kramm officiating. The family will visit with friends prior to the service from 2:00 to 3:00 pm. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

Memorials can be made to Bethel Baptist Church at 1162 E. Monbo Rd. Statesville, NC 28677 or Hospice of Iredell County at 2347 Simonton Rd. Statesville, NC 28625.