This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: SHOEMAKER Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/nZB.2ACE/272 Message Board Post: The Hood River Glacier, Hood River, OR., May 4, 1922, page 3 J.H. SHOEMAKER PIONEER BURIED SUNDAY Funeral services for Joseph Hamilton Shoemaker, pioneer of Oregon, who came to Pendleton in 1887 and to the Hood River valley in 1889, was held at the Anderson chapel Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock. Interment followed at Idlewilde cemetery. While Mr. Shoemaker was known to his family and close friends for some time to have suffered from serious illness, news of his death, which occurred Friday morning, came as a shock to the general public. Mr. Shoemaker, aged 75 years, was a native of Illinois. While at Pendleton he was engaged in the implement business. On coming here he purchased considerable acreage in the Barrett district, developed one of the early orchards in that section. Mr. Shoemaker was prominent in the development of the community, having been an organizer of the fruit section’s irrigation plant, later taken over by the Hood River Irrigation District. He retired from active life three years ago, moving to the city. Mr. Shoemaker is survived by his wife and two children, Miss Vernon Shoemaker, of Hood River, and Glenn B. Shoemaker, of Astoria. Kent Shoemaker is a nephew of Mr. Shoemaker. Christian Science funeral services were observed. This was posted for reference only. I am not related to, nor am I researching this family. If you have additional information about the person or event listed above, please post it as reply to this message.