Thelma Louise Sparks Shoemake Obituary
The passing of Thelma Louise Sparks Shoemake (Valley Bend, West Virginia) leaves a void in the hearts of many, as we bid farewell to a loving soul who departed on January 14, 2026 at the age of 85. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Thelma Louise Sparks Shoemake to show support.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Jonah Roy Sparks and Letha Opal Pringle Sparks; her former husband Howard Shoemake; her husband Hershel O'Quinn; and her siblings, David, Sam, Roy, Carl "Chub", Ruth, Francis and Madeline "Matt".
She is survived by: her great-nieces, Connie Dever (Dennis) of Dauphin Island and Rachael Dever of Frankfort; and her sisters, Sue Hammons Bradford of Florida and Helen Jean Sparks Jackson of Elkins. She is also survived by children, she is survived by many nieces, nephews.
