Randy B. Shoemaker

Mr. Randy B. Shoemaker, age 53, of D'Iberville, MS., went home to be with his Heavenly Father, on Saturday, October 15, 2011. Mr. Shoemaker was a member of Temple Baptist Church in Biloxi, where he was the assistant choir director. He bowled with the Gulf Coast Alley Cats, was a member of the Gulf Coast Western Variety Square Dancers and was a six year former employee of Winn Dixie. Mr. Shoemaker participated in the Special Olympics and his favorite pastimes were watching wrestling and the Dallas Cowboys. He was their number one fan. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Tony R. and Mary Jane Shoemaker and Wilson L. and Rose A. Wieck. Survivors include his parents, Burton Shoemaker and Patricia J. Wieck Shoemaker, brother, Matthew A. (Dodie L.) Shoemaker and his special nephew and Godson, Matthew A. Shoemaker, Jr., all of D'Iberville. Visitation will be on Tuesday, October 18, 2011, from 9 am until 11 am, with an 11 am chapel service, all at the Howard Avenue Chapel of Bradford O'Keefe Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Biloxi City Cemetery. In lieu of flowers the family prefers donations be made to the Crippled Childrens Clinic, C/O Shriners Hospital for Children, 6977 Main Street, Houston, TX., 77030-3701.