Lee R. Shoop

HALIFAX - Lee R. Shoop, 84, of 32 Sheetz Road, died Saturday, March 13, 2004, at 
his residence. He was born in Wayne Twp., the son of the late Elmer and Vada 
Saltzer Shoop. He retired from the Farm Show Complex in Harrisburg, was a 
foreman for PennDOT, and was a farmer. He was a Republican committee person for 
Wayne Twp., for over 60 years and a former member of the Halifax Area School 
Board. He was an avid fox hunter and enjoyed gardening.

Surviving are his wife, Virginia Miller Shoop; three sons, Dennis and his 
wife, Sharon of Bainbridge, PA, Gary of Halifax, Dale and his wife, Ilene of 
Halifax; three daughters, Doris Goodman and her husband, Larry of Millersburg, 
Carol Rowe and her husband, Larry of Halifax, and Diane Matter of Tower City; a
brother, James Shoop of Halifax; a sister, Sara Shoop of Milton; ten  
grandchildren and eighteen great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by four 
brothers and five sisters.

Services will be held on Wednesday, March 17, 2004 at 11 a.m. at the Valley's 
UCC in Halifax. Burial will be in Riverview Memorial Gardens, Halifax. Viewing 
will be from 10 to 11 a.m. on Wednesday at the church. Memorial contributions 
may be made to Hospice Preferred Choice, 4813 Jonestown Road, Suite 211,
Harrisburg, PA 17109, or to the Valleys UCC, P.O. Box H, Halifax, PA 17032. 
Arrangements by Hoover Funeral Home, Millersburg. To sign the guest book go to
hooverfuneralhomes.com www.pennlive.com/obits 

Published in the Patriot-News on 3/15/2004.