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James Richard (Ritchy) Shoemake, 34

Jacksonville, Fla., resident and Warren County native James Richard (Ritchy) Shoemake, 34, died May 28 at Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga from injuries sustained in an accident.

A carpenter and a member of the Protestant faith, he was the son of Richard and Robbie Redmon Shoemake of McMinnville; and was preceded in death by grandparents, John and Estelle Redmon and Edward and Helen Shoemake.

He is survived by his wife, Kristie Shoemake; son, Tyler James Shoemake of Jacksonville; sister and brother-in-law, April and Jim Mason of Smithville; nephew, Wesley Mason of Smithville; niece, Elizabeth Mason of Smithville; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Francis and Nancy Waterman of Manchester.

Services will be held at 1 p.m. today at High’s Chapel with Braxton Hunter officiating. Burial will follow at Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 9 a.m. until time of service today at High’s.

High Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) June 1, 2005

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