This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: RonCollins10 Surnames: Brooks, Shores, Bates, Riggs, Shamash, Cockerham, Money, Mack Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.northcarolina.counties.yadkin/3952/mb.ashx Message Board Post: THURMOND - Mrs. Doris Helen Brooks Shores, age 75, of Reid Nixon Road, Thurmond passed away Monday, December 8, 2008 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mrs. Shores was born June 6, 1933 in Surry County to A.J. & Myrtle Bates Brooks. Mrs. Shores was a homemaker and attended Elkin Valley Baptist Church where she was part of the Ladies Circle. She was a member of Union Hill Baptist Church WMU and was a volunteer for the Tri-County Christian Crises Ministry. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, J.D. Shores and a daughter, Cathy Ann Riggs. Survivors include: three sons, Jessie Shores and wife Bonnie of State Road, Andy Shores and wife Paula of Jonesville, Phillip Shores and wife Lou Jane of Thurmond; two daughters, Joan Shamash and husband Victor of Mooresville, Angela Cockerham and husband Jesse of Thurmond; two brothers, Clifford Brooks of Rural Hall, Roy Brooks of Cleveland, NC; two sisters, Hazel Money of Thurmond, Thelma Mack of Hepbzibah, Ga.; eleve! n grandchildren and four great grandchildren. A memorial service will be held Thursday, December 11, 2008 at 6:30 p.m., at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church by Rev. Johnny Blevins and Rev. Danny Dodds. The family will receive friends following the memorial service at the church. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorials be made to Tri-County Christian Crisis Ministries, PO Box 511, Elkin, NC 28621. Online condolences may be made at www.hodgesfuneralhomeinc.com Hodges Funeral Home in Elkin is serving the Shores family. Published in the Winston-Salem Journal on 12/10/2008 Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.