Dorothy Shoemaker Wesley Obituary

It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Dorothy Shoemaker Wesley (Lexington, Kentucky), born in Falmouth, Kentucky, who passed away at the age of 97, on January 10, 2021. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.

She was predeceased by: her husband James P. "Jim" Wesley; her parents, Jason Carr and Myrtie Foley Shoemaker; her siblings, William Foley Shoemaker (Mary), Alicia Shoemaker and Evelyn Jones (Gatton); her brother-in-law Gerald F. Sorrensen; and also Robert P. "Bob" Wesley.

She is survived by: her daughter Susan Schafer; her son-in-law Mike Schafer; her grandson Wesley Schafer; her sisters-in-law, Jo Ann Sorrensen and Norma Wesley; her nieces and nephews, Billy Gatton Jones (Bonnie Quantrell), Judy Shrout (Tom), Don Shoemaker (Cathy), Billy Thomas Shoemaker (Marilyn), Carolyn Booser (Mike), Rob Wesley, Kristin Cothern (Steve) and Cindy Sorrensen (Perry Carter); her great-nieces and great-nephews, Heather Allen (Jim), Brentley Jones, Travis Jones, Amy Shoemaker, Lisa Borden (David), Kristin Shoemaker, Jason Shoemaker, Matt Shoemaker (Kayla), Katie Booser, Tricia Booser and Raymond Cothern; and also, T. J. Allen, Ainsley Allen, Abi Shoemaker, Maggie Allen, Elliott Leib and Levi Shoemaker.

The family would like to thank the ECH staff for the special care she received, especially during the pandemic and at the end of her life.