John Jospeh Shorkey Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved John Jospeh Shorkey (Madison, Mississippi), born in Detroit, Michigan, who passed away at the age of 94, on January 7, 2022. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of John Jospeh Shorkey to show support.
He was predeceased by: his siblings, Jimmy (Patrick James Shorkey) and June (Irene Cecelia Shorkey); his parents, Joseph Oswald Shorkey and Irene Cecilia Kennedy Shorkey; his son-in-law William Felton McNeese; and his aunt Yvonne Marie DuPont.
He is survived by: his brother Michael Shorkey; his children, John Erin Shorkey, Rev. Kevin Dennis Shorkey, Frank William Shorkey, Mary Therese Shorkey Wade, Julie Ann Shorkey McNeese, Jenifer Marie Shorkey Keslinger and Kathleen Shorkey Cook; his children-in-law, Francis Devote Shorkey, Shelia Schwartz Shorkey, Roberta Mehney Shorkey, John Alex Wade and Rusty Keslinger; and his grandchildren, Kristi Shorkey Shovlin, Becky Shorkey Scott, Kimberly Shorkey Rodriguez, Colleen Shorkey Larkins, Alex Wade, Drew Shorkey, Nicholas Francis Shorkey, Cory Joseph Shorkey, Ernest Alan Cook, Jr., Madeline Cook Hem, John Kelly Cook and Thomas Henery Leo Pierce. He is also survived by his many children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren.
Memorials should be made to the Volunteers of Gleaners at 237 Briarwood Drive, Jackson, Ms. 39206 or St. Joseph Catholic Church.
