Wilburn William Shook
September 4, 1930 ~ March 25, 2005
Resided in:
Leicester, NC
Asheville Butterfly Trail
Wilburn William Shook, 74, of 8 Chapel Hill Lane, Leicester, died Friday, March 25, 2005, at the Hospice Solace Center.
Mr. Shook was born in Buncombe County and was a son of the late William Emmerson and Ollie Raye Parham Shook. He was a tobacco farmer and was of the Baptist faith.
He is survived by his wife Barbara Redmon Shook; one daughter Freda Shook of Asheville; four sons, Edgebert Shook and his wife Doris, W. Carter Shook, and Richard Shook and his wife Michelle of Leicester and Robert Shook and his wife Lorna of Jacksonville, FL; three brothers Earl Shook of Konake, HI, Gerald Shook of Murfreesboro, NC and Donald Shook of Banning, CA; ten grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
A funeral service will be at 11:00 a.m. Monday in the Patton Avenue chapel of Groce Funeral Home with the Rev. Bob Fox officiating. Burial will be at Western Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery.
His family will receive friends from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
My depest sympathy. Jean Shook Sherlin(Homer Shook’s daughter)
Wilburn, I love you and miss you already. We had great times back in Virginia–milk—ice cream .That has been many years ago when Mom (Virgie) and I came down there.I loved your smile and the way you talked so kindly to me always. I will see you again, someday, maybe soon. Love and prayers to your wonderful family. Love to you Barbara and children. Richard & Jeanette Roberts
My deepest sympathy in the loss of your loved one.
Sincerely,
Fay Shook Brown
May God bless and keep you Uncle Wilburn. I will forever have the sweetest childhood memories of you and an ol’ mule named Jack.
I will always remember how much you loved having your hair combed. I would comb it for hours for you. I know that you are in a better place. May God Bless you, and Keep you close to him.
Our thoughts and prayers are with the Shook family. Our grandmother was Bertha Shook Johnson and our dad was John Will Johnson. Our condolences.
Walter Johnson, Juanita Fox, Linda Scorsone
Uncle wilburn, I like Becky have great childhood memories that will be cherished forever. May you rest in peace in the house of the lord…
BARBARA AND FAMILY, I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW HOW SORRY I WAS TO HEAR OF WILBURNS DEATH. I KNOW HE HAD BEEN ILL FOR QUITE SOME TIME. I WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER THE SUMMER OF 1959 WHEN THE WHOLE FAMILY CAME TO VA TO VISIT AND WE WENT TO THE AMUSEMENT PARK AND WILBURN TOOK BEA AND I INTO THE TUNNEL OF LOVE. IT MUST HAVE BEEN A JOY FOR HIM BECAUSE BEA AND I WERE 7 AND 5 AT THE TIME. HE SPENT TIME WITH US PLAYING GAMES AND LETTING US WIN PRIZES. I ALSO REMEMBER THAT BEA AND I EACH STOOD ON GLENN’S FEET AND HE WALKED WITH US. SUCH MEMORIES. LOVE VICKIE
Barbara and family, Our prayers are with you in the loss of your husband and father. Carl and Ruth
Barbara and family I am sorry to hear about wilburn’s death. We will always remember you and your family in our prayers.
Sorry about your loss. You are in our prayers and thoughts.
i love you daddy. i will always be thinking of you. love freda
Our prayers are with you Barbara & family. He will be missed.
Aunt Barbara I am Gerald Shooks third daughter. James is my son. Sorry I could not be at the services of Uncle Wilburn, Grand Uncle to my son James. We sure will miss him. Our prayers are out to you and the family. Love Dawn & James
i am sorry for your loss and wished i had gotten a chance to meet uncle wilburn. your family are in my thoughts and prayers. i am earl shooks daughter.
We are all sorry to hear of your great loss, our hearts and prayers are with you, on behalf of my family we send our deepest sincere sympathy to you and your family. (Earl Shook is our father)
I miss you Papaw very very much.
Love you best hair comber,
Amy
I miss you so much that I want to see you and hug you. And Memaw loves you so much too. And the rest of the family.
Love,
Charlie
we will greatly miss you paw you will always be in our thoughts and we will always love you but we know you are in a much greater place than we are love your favorite daughter in law
Even though we never met.
I felt you in my heart.
With our deepest sympathy to the family and friends of Wilburn William Shook. It’s hard to find any words that will bring comfort to you right now. Just remember how much we care about you and that our hearts and thoughts go out to you.