Mary Shoemake

Mary Joyce Shoemake, age 76 of Roopville, passed away February 15, 2022. She was born December 29, 1945 in Newnan, Georgia, daughter of the late Euel Vester Thompson and the late Clisty Frances Cox Thompson.

She worked as a seamstress for Bibb Corporation for more than 30 years.

In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her previous husband, Charles Shoemake; daughter, Tina Shoemake; and a brother, Doyle Thompson.

She is survived by her daughter, Kimberly Grizzard; grandson, Levi Grizzard; granddaughter, Emmie Grizzard; her extended grandchildren, Jaiden Shoemake, Makenzie and Makayla Shoemake, Amber Shoemake, and James Bassett; sister, Rachel Abbott of Newnan; and brother, Harold Thompson of Carrollton.

Funeral service will be conducted Thursday, February 24, 2022 at 11:00 AM from Martin & Hightower Heritage Chapel with Pastor Michael Gilreath officiating. Interment will follow in Happy Hill Church Cemetery with Brian Shoemake, Levi Grizzard, Tod Handley, Marty Carroll, Scott Blakeney, and Caleb Williamson serving as pallbearers. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Wednesday, February 23, 2022 from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM.