Edwin Grant Shoemaker

May 2, 1937 - September 9, 2015

Edwin Grant Shoemaker, 78, passed away on September 9 at Central Baptist Hospital after a long illness. He was a native of Powell County and the son of James Edison Shoemaker and Chrystal Abney Shoemaker Hurst, both deceased. He leaves behind his wife of 57 years, Freida Martin Shoemaker; a brother, Velmar Ray Shoemaker, Ohio; a niece, Kathy Bennett Huelsman; Arizona; a nephew, Eddie Wayne Bennett, Florida; and many other great nephews and nieces. His expanded family includes Sheridan Cebert Rogers and Brenda Ann Martin; Daniel Martin and Barbara Napier Martin; Nieces Rebecca Martin, Angela Martin, Teresa Gale Martin Carpenter and husband John Carpenter, Niece Pamela Ruth Martin Johnson and husband Douglas Johnson; Nephew Paul Warren Martin and wife Jamie Allen Martin; and other great nephews and nieces. He began his life's career with a tour in the US Navy. He served aboard the USS Norfolk in Virginia for 4 years and then returned to Kentucky, where he went to work for the US Government at the Lexington Army Depot in the field of computer science. In 1974, his job took him to Fort Huachuca, Arizona, where his position was that of working in the worldwide Logistics Key Automation System to support the Army and Navy. In this position he traveled to many places in the United States and Europe and received many awards for his diligence in this field. His awards include the Department of the Army Achievement Medal for Civilian Service for his performance during Operation Desert Shield/Storm crisis. He retired from the US Government after 30 years, and moved to North Carolina where he began a business for finance in small business computers. He retired from this and came home to Kentucky in 2004. Throughout his life he loved music and was a musician, concentrating on the pedal steel guitar. He worked with many bands such as the Nashville West Band in Arizona, and the Man of War Trio in Lexington. He also played on local recordings in recording studios in Kentucky. Services Saturday 1:00PM Davis & Davis Funeral Home, Stanton with masonic services at 12:00PM. Visitation Saturday morning after 11:00AM at the funeral home. Burial in Winchester Cemetery, Winchester.