Carroll Shook

Carroll Edwin "Red" Shook, 88, of Leicester, passed away on Sunday, July 26, 2015, at Stonecreek Health & Rehabilitation after an extended illness. Carroll was born in Haywood Co., NC, on February 10, 1927, to the late Wiley B. and Vergie Sluder Shook. A lifelong resident of Buncombe Co., Carroll was a 1943 graduate of Leicester High School. He then served his country, enlisting in the U.S. Army. He retired from Champion International Paper, of Canton, NC, after 47 years of service. He farmed full-time in retirement. Carroll was a simple man. He had family, work, and church. He was a member of Grace United Methodist Church, in Leicester, NC, where he served as a church, cemetery, and parsonage trustee. On July 16, 2011, he received a plaque commemorating 70 years of continuous, active membership in the church. He was well versed in community and family lineage. He also had a propensity for mathematical and analytical solution determination. In addition to his parents, Carroll was preceded in death by his infant son, Michael Keith Shook, and his sister, Arlene Morgan. He is survived by his loving wife of 68 years, Mary Hawkins Shook; children, Katherine Towles and husband Mike, Edwin Shook and wife Pat, all of Leicester, Earl Shook and wife Beth, of Port St. Lucie, FL, and Kevin Shook, of Brevard, NC; sister, Marie McIntyre, of Leicester; brother, Beryl Shook and wife Maureen, of Advance, NC; seven grandchildren: Michelle Hudgins (Steve), Brian Towles (Linda), John Towles (Tonya), Stefanie Effler (Mike), all of Leicester, Doug Shook (Katie), of Edmonds, WA, Jason Shook (Yomi), of Port St. Lucie, FL, and Bonnie Shook, of Mills River, NC; and 12 great-grandchildren: Ashleigh and Jared Hudgins, Brooke, Lucas and Riley Towles, Houston and Gracie Towles, Cheyenne, Michaela and Miranda Effler, all of Leicester, Emma Shook, of Edmonds, WA, and Tanner Garren, of Mills River. His family will receive friends from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday at Groce Funeral Home on Patton Ave. A funeral service for Mr. Shook will be at 3:00 o.m. on Wednesday at Grace United Methodist Church with the Revs. David Green and Wayne Carson officiating. Interment will follow in the church's cemetery. His grandsons will serve as pallbearers. The family wishes to express their sincere appreciation to the staff at Stonecreek for the care and love given to Daddy these last few months. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Grace United Methodist Church Cemetery Fund, c/o John Towles, 40 Hayes Cove Rd., Leicester, NC 28748.