Irene Shoemaker Bower Obituary
With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Irene Shoemaker Bower of Jefferson, North Carolina, who passed away on February 12, 2023 at the age of 88. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Irene Shoemaker Bower to pay them a last tribute.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Allie Clayton Goodman and Jennitta Bare Goodman; her former husband Wiley Shoemaker; her husband Bob Bower; her sister Patsy Antoine; and her stepdaughter Regina Hall.
She is survived by: her daughters, Wylene Taylor (Damon) and Darlene May (Keith) of Jefferson; her grandchildren, Brooke Whitman (Charlie) of North Wilkesboro and Evan Taylor of Jefferson; her great grandchild Eli Taylor; her sisters, Marlene Johnson of Galax, VA, Polly Taylor of Millers Creek and Goldie Antoine of West Jefferson; and her stepchildren, Charles Bower of Jefferson, Deborah Bower of West Jefferson, Sharon Miller of Lansing and Colleen Bower of Wilkesboro. She is also survived by several step-grandchildren, step-great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Jude Children's Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.
