Helen Letha (Lemon) Shoemaker was born December 17, 1926, near Max Nebraska to Bert E. Lemon and Jessie Grace (Gardener); the 5th of 7 children. She died on December 18, 2022, at the Downs Nursing and Rehab at the age of 96 years.

She married Vern Leroy Showmaker on September 4, 1949, in Benkelman, Nebraska. To this union, four children were born: Glenn, Keith, Carla, and Dale. They were married for 73 years.

They raised their children in Wheeler, Kansas and were members of the First Christian Church in St. Francis, Kansas. She also taught Sunday School for many years. She was a homemaker and helped run the Shoemaker Store. In 1983, they transferred to Cawker City, Kansas when the Wheeler post office closed and resided there following Vern's retirement from the postal service.

Helen loved to bake, cook, sew, and do crafts. She also loved to travel. She and Vern traveled to all 50 states, and several international destinations including the Panama Canal, Ireland, China, Europe, and the Battlefields of WWII. She also enjoyed several cruises with her family.

Survivors include her husband Vern; children Glenn (Mary) of Hutchinson, Keith (Linda) of Oakley, and Carla (Curt) Rapp of Stockbridg, GA; grandchildren Kelly (Brent) Thompson, Jenny Shoemaker, Amber Shoemaker, Kylie (Brett) Ziegler and Taylor (Hailey) Rapp; and great-grandchildren Brylie and Kerrigan Thompson and Braxton and Adley Ziegler. She was preceded in death by her parents, brothers Earl, Roy, and Glen Lemon and sisters Opal Humphreys, Dorthy Humphreys, Hope Morris, son Dale Shoemaker and great-grandson Cade Thompson.

Memorial Graveside service will take place on March 4th, 2023 at 11:00 CST at St. Francis Cemetery.