Kenneth Edward "Kenny" Shoemaker

No Visitation
A private family graveside service
will be held.
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KENNETH EDWARD SHOEMAKER
"KENNY"
of Mannford, Oklahoma
AGE 70
BORN
July 11, 1955 in
Tulsa, OK.
ENTERED REST
February 2, 2026 in
Bristow, OK.
PARENTS
Cecil & Lena Shoemaker
RETIRED
Security Guard
PREDECEASED BY:
PARENTS
Cecil & Lena
GRANDPARENTS
Sylvester & Nancy Mitchell
Floyd & Lela Shoemaker
SECOND MOTHER
Katheryn Shoemaker
BROTHER
Roger Hoard
SURVIVED BY:
SISTERS
Judy & Larry Lawrence of Mannford, OK.
Sharon Frazier of Inola, OK.
Paula & Ben Hasler of Mannford, OK.
BROTHER
Bob Hoard of Bixby, OK.
NUMEROUS NIECES & NEPHEWS
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This was lovingly written by
Kenny's three sisters:
After having three girls,
Kenneth Edward Shoemaker,
or Kenny as he liked to be called,
was the much anticipated,
long awaited & only son of
Cecil & Lena Shoemaker.
Our parents delighted in having a boy
after being immersed in "girl related activities"
for the previous 14 years.
Whenever we took him to church as a newborn baby,
the girls & ladies of the church
all wanted to take a turn holding &
cuddling this cute little guy with the wavy brown hair.
Our parents made sure that Kenny
was taught about Jesus
from the time he was born.
Kenny was always in attendance at
Sunday School & Church each week as well as
attending vacation Bible School &
the Church of God Youth Camp each summer.
Mother & Daddy were so happy to
dedicate his life to the Lord.
As a young boy,
Kenny had a fascination
for reading comic books,
and he especially loved Superman comics.
One summer when he was about 4 years old,
Momma made a him a makeshift cape out of a towel
& he played Superman out in the backyard
of our home in the old town of Mannford.
It was a surprise & shock
when he decided to climb up to
the roof of an old building in our back yard
to test out his new "cape".
Watching Superman on tv fly so effortlessly,
Kenny must have imagined
he had the same super powers-
just like his tv superhero.
When he unfortunately discovered
he was unable to fly,
we were so thankful he wasn't hurt &
hadn't broken any bones.
Kenny was a voracious reader &
his love for reading continued all
through his adult life.
His interest for many types of books expanded
to many other types of literature.
He also enjoyed art & was passionate about
the many types of music.
He also played the piano and he knew
tons of church hymns
as music was instilled in all of us kids at a
young age by our Mother.
Momma was always singing,
& we sung at home as she accompanied
us on the piano, in the car & of course, at church.
Some of his favorite hymns were "I'll Fly Away",
"Victory in Jesus" and our
Mom's favorite, "How Great Thou Art".
After his stroke seven years ago,
Kenny continued to along with the other
residents at the nursing home.
We played his favorite music that his great-nephew
Kaleb downloaded on his cellphone.
This music brought him hours of pleasure &
he enjoyed singing all of his favorite songs.
Kenny's love of rock & roll bands &
artists included Paul McCartney of the Beatles
who was a favorite and lots of other rock & roll bands,
especially songs by Burton Cummings
of The Guess Who.
His knew the names of each artist & song &
regularly sang the lyrics of many songs
word for word from memory.
Ken loved football &
the Oklahoma Sooners
were his absolute favorite team.
He got so excited (BOOMER SOONER!)
watching them play on television &
win many championship games over the years.
His love for the Lord &
his family remained constant.
After his stroke,
he could often be heard shouting,
"Praise the Lord, Jesus Christ" &
he had a renewed faith &
devotion to his Lord & Savior in his 60s.
His sisters were amazed &
proud of his determination &
fighting spirit as he tried hard
to keep a positive attitude &
outlook throughout his illness.
Fond memories of times spent
with our brother are so special,
but the most cherished ones are the ones
where we will remember the parting words Kenny
left with us: "I love you lots, Sis",
or "I love all my sisters".
And, until we meet again,
we repeat these heartfelt words
his youngest sister, Paula,
would always say,
"I love you MORE!"
Signed: Judy, Paula & Sharon