Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Name“Foch” Ferdinand Foch SHOOK [53155], [53189], [53152]
BirthFeb 5, 1919, Madison County, North Carolina [53189]
DeathSep 11, 2002, Madison County, North Carolina [53155], [53189]
BurialJustice Cemetery, 12851 US 23 Highway, Mars Hill, Madison County, North Carolina [53189]
FatherRobert Sylvanus SHOOK (1886-1973)
MotherRhoda Essie SPRINKLE (1891-1995)
Obituary Online notes for “Foch” Ferdinand Foch SHOOK
FOCH SHOOK
MARS HILL - Foch Shook, 83, of 211 Chestnut St., died Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2002, at his residence.

A native of Madison County, he was a retired lumberman and member of Little Creek Baptist Church.

He was the son of the late Sylvanus and Rhoda Sprinkle Shook.

Surviving are three sisters, Mollie Whitt and Gwendolyn English, both of Mars Hill, and Bureda Ray of Erwin, Tenn.; and several nieces and nephews.

The funeral service will be held at 8 p.m. Thursday at Robbie Capps Memorial Chapel of Blue Ridge Funeral Service, 7626 N.C. 213, Mars Hill, NC 28754. The Rev. Darrell Shelton will officiate.

A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Justus Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the funeral home to help with funeral expenses.

Source: Citizen-Times, Asheville, NC, September 2002.

Foch never married.
[53189]
Last Modified May 11, 2025Created Sep 25, 2026 by Terry M. Whitesell, using Reunion for Macintosh
Created Sep 25, 2026 by Terry M. Whitesell
Created using a Macintosh computer and Reunion software.

© WhitesellSomers.com

"This information is provided for the free use of those engaged in non-commercial genealogical research.
Any commercial use is prohibited."