Martha Shoemaker, 86, daughter of the late James Emory and Lillian Mae Morrison, passed away on Friday, July 27, 2012. She was born in Hess, OK in May 1926 and resided in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She married Norman Drake in March of 1941 and had 5 children, Martha Lou, Norma Jane, Norman, Jr., Judy & Benny. She was widowed in 1964. Martha married Delmar Shoemaker and lived with him until his death in 2000. She is survived by her sisters Sue Anderson, Marion Bell & Jimmie Adkins; her brothers Charlie & Johnny Morrison; her children, Martha Pierce, Jane New, Norman & Peggy Drake, Judy & Bob Barnhart and Benny & Dottie Drake, 16 grandchildren, 35 great grandchildren and 5 great –great grandchildren.
The viewing will be Sunday, July 29, 2012 at 3:00pm and services will be at the Bill Eisenhour Northeast Funeral Home Chapel, 8805 NE 23rd, OKC, OK at 10:00am on Monday, July 30, 2012 with burial at Arlington Memorial Cemetery.
