October 27, 1940 - October 28, 2020
The services celebrating and honoring the life of Carolyn “Sue” Shook will be held at 1:00pm, Saturday November 7, 2020 in the First Church of the Nazarene with Pastor Bruce Johnson officiating; burial will follow in the Memorial Park Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Brown-Cummings Funeral Home.
Sue was born October 27, 1940 to Arthur and Emma McGowan in Enid, OK and passed from this life October 28, 2020 in Rowlett, TX.
She was raised and educated in Enid, OK and graduated with the class of 1958 from Enid High School. She married Bill Shook March 8, 1959 in Enid. She attended Enid Business College then worked for Central Machine & Tool until 1986 and then for Northcutt Chevrolet until 1993. Bill and Sue were members of Enid First Church of the Nazarene until they moved to Branson, MO in 1993 where they built and opened Ozark Valley Inn. They were members of Ozark Mountain Christian Church in Rockaway Beach, MO where she served as a member of the board. In 2005, they moved to Rowlett, TX to be near family. Bill and Sue were strong supporters of the Valiant Knights Drum and Bugle Corps of Enid, OK. She was a very talented cook, enjoyed reading, her dogs, road trips, and most of all just being a mom, grandma and great grandma.
Sue is survived by her husband Bill, of the home, sons Billy B. Shook Jr. and his wife Carmel, of Trenton, TX; Mark Shook, of Rowlett, TX; and Jon Shook and his spouse Rey, of Denton, TX; two grandsons Christopher Shook and his wife Ashley; and Dusty Shook and Kimetra Whitby; three great granddaughters Gianna, Boston, and Aspen; one sister, LaVerna Dezort, of Woodward, OK; and numerous nieces and nephews, great nieces and great nephews; one aunt, Shirley Gillenwater of Enid, OK.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
Memorials may be given in her honor to the First Church of the Nazarene with Brown-Cummings serving as custodian of the funds.
Condolences may be made to the family online at www.Brown-Cummings.com. As one of Oklahomaʼs oldest single family owned and operated providers of funerals and cremations, Brown-Cummings is the name families have turned to for generations. They fully understand the honor and responsibility entrusted to them to preserve the story of oneʼs life. Visit 400 W. Maple, Enid, OK 73701. Call: (580) 237-5432.
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