Marie Pippin Shoemake

Funeral services for Mrs. Marie Pippin Shoemake, 79, of Gainesboro, Tennessee, will be held at 11 A.M. on Thursday, July 14, 2011, at Anderson - Upper Cumberland Funeral Home in Gainesboro, TN. Burial will follow in the Young Cemetery in the Center Grove community of Jackson County, TN. The family will receive friends on Tuesday from 5 P.M. - 9 P. M., Wednesday from 11 A.M. - 8 P.M., and on Thursday from 9 A.M. until time of services. She passed away on Saturday, July 9, 2011, at her daughter's home in Michigan. She was born July 16, 1931, in Detroit, MI, to the late Luther Pippin and Carrie Pippin. On December 29, 1946, she was married to the late Milbern Shoemake, who passed away April 25, 2002. She was a homemaker, and a member of the Center Grove Church of Christ. She also attended the Union Hill Church of Christ. In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by 2 Brothers: Willie Lane and James Lane; and 2 Infant Sisters. Survivors include 1 Son and Daughter-in-Law: David and Teresa Shoemake of Gainesboro, TN; 3 Daughters and Sons- in-Law: Merlene and Vincent Coletti and Brenda and Gerard LaVigne, all of Sterling Heights, MI; and Cathy and Bruce Howell of Gainesboro, TN; Special Nephew and Niece: Eddie Lane of Gainesboro, TN, and Donna Lane Etheridge of Red Boiling Springs, TN; 1 Half-Sister: Marion Birdwell of Bloomington Springs, TN; 8 Grandchildren; and 18 Great Grandchildren. Bro. Jimmy Anderson and Bro. John Mabery will officiate at the services. Funeral Home Anderson Upper Cumberland Funeral Home, Inc. 2131 S. Grundy Quarles Hwy. P.O. Box 398 Gainesboro TN - 38562 US 931-268-1550 931-268-1552