Verline Shoemaker Corriher's Obituary
Mrs. Verline Shoemaker Corriher, 82, of Landis, went home to be with the Lord, Wednesday, March 19, 2008.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday, March 21, 2008, at Landis Baptist Church. The Rev. Billy Honeycutt and the Rev. Richard Horn will officiate. Interment will follow at West Lawn Memorial Park. The body will be placed in the church 30 minutes prior to the service.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, March 20, 2008, at Landis Baptist Church.
Born March 17, 1926 in Iredell County, she was the daughter of the late Glenn Shoemaker and Alda Lackey Shoemaker. A graduate of Landis High School, she was the co-owner of Landis Plumbing Supply, which she and her late husband, Kyle B. Corriher founded in 1953. She will be remembered as the one who kept the company operating when Kyle was out from time-to-time with heart ailments. Verline was an active and devoted member of Landis Baptist Church, where she was a member of the Raye Horn Circle. She was also a member of the auxiliary of the Gideons International. Mrs. Corriher loved and enjoyed working with her flowers and had a special touch with plants and flowers.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, Kyle Beaver Corriher, on April 10, 2007, whom she married on March 10, 1945. She was also preceded in death by a sister Willa Lackey; and two brothers, Leonard Shoemaker and William "Trimmy" Shoemaker.
Survivors include a son, Tony B. Corriher, and wife, Kathy, of Landis; one daughter, Priscilla C. Weaver and husband, Donny, of China Grove; four grandchildren, Jonathan Corriher and wife, Melissa, Lauren Ann Weaver and Sara K. Weaver, all of China Grove, Joshua B. Corriher of Charlotte; and one great-grandson, Garrett Michael Corriher.
Memorials may be sent to Gideons International, PO Box 451, Landis, NC 28088 or Landis Baptist Church, 110 N. Kimmons Street, Landis, NC 28088.
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