Surname	Shook
Given Name	Dale Alford
Gender	Male
Born	15-APR-1921 in Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas
Died	20-MAR-2013 in Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas
Buried	Crestview Memorial Park, Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas
Father	Jay Martin SHOOK (04-JUL-1895 NC - 28-JAN-1988 TX)
Mother	Mary Anna HAMILTON (04-MAY-1904 TX - 21-DEC-1995)

Family Line

Dale Alford Shook, Sr.-> Jay Martin Shook (f)-> Martin Luther Shook (gf)-> Frederick Riley Shook (g-gf)-> George Shook (gg-gf)-> Frederick Shook (ggg-gf)-> Johanne Hans George Shook (Schuck) (gggg-gf)-> Johannes Shook (Schuck) (ggggg-gf).

Marriage

25-DEC-1940 to Nora Elizabeth "Betty" RUSHING; born: 09-SEP-1921 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma; died: 31-DEC-2006 in Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas; father: Charles Felder RUSHING (22-JAN-1889 MS - 31-JUL-1951 TX); mother: Annie Elizabeth BARBER (25-JAN-1894 MS - 30-SEP-1939 Tx); buried: Crestview Memorial Park, Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas.

Children

• Goldie A. SHOOK; born: 30-OCT-1942; married: Unknown POSEY
• Dale Alford SHOOK, Jr.; born: 19-MAY-1945 in Wichita County, Texas; married: 17-JUL-1970 in Palo Pinto County, Texas to Frances J. BRADLEY (~1947 - )
• Vivian Lea SHOOK; born: 24-NOV-1949 in Hemphill County, Texas; married: 28-MAR-1969 in Wichita County, Texas to Floyd Mitchell LAND (07-DEC-1949 TX - )

Obituary (Dale)

Dale Alford Shook, Sr., 91, of Wichita Falls, passed away Wednesday, March 20, 2013.

The funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, March 23, 2013 at City View Baptist Church with Rev. John Otley, officiating. Interment will follow at Crestview Memorial Park under the direction of Owens & Brumley Funeral Home of Wichita Falls.

A son of the late Jay Martin and Mary Anna (Hamilton) Shook, he was born April 15, 1921 in Wichita Falls, Texas. He was a graduate of Wichita Falls High School. On December 25, 1940, he married Nora Elizabeth "Betty" Rushing. They were married 66 years until her passing in 2006. Dale served our country proudly in the United States Army during WWII and Battle of the Bulge. He was a member of City View Baptist Church, and served on the City View School Board from 1958 until 1991. Dale owned and operated Stuckey Construction for over 30 years, and was later employed with Zack Burkett for 23 years. A devoted Christian man, and loving husband and father, Dale always made sure his family was taken care of. He will be missed dearly by all who knew him. He was also preceded in death by his sister, Velma Johnston; a brother, Ralph Shook; and his grandson, Austin Land.

He is survived by his three children, Goldie Posey and husband Clayton of Wayne, Oklahoma, Dale Shook, Jr. and wife Jane of Hobbs, New Mexico, and Vivian Lea Land and husband Mitchell of Virginia Beach, Virginia; his brother, Clarence W. Shook and wife Tonya of Snyder; seven grandchildren, Jay Dale Posey, Nathan Posey, Eyon Land, Joy Funderburk, Andrew Land, Bradley Dale Shook, and Mae Elizabeth Watkins; twenty-seven great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.