Barbara Waugh

Barbara Ann Shoemaker Waugh, 70, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, September 21st, following a lengthy illness.

Barbara was born on October 23, 1952 in Annapolis, Maryland to the late Roy Herman Shoemaker and Clara Mae Moose Shoemaker. She was a 1971 graduate of North Iredell High School. She worked in the credit and office management field at Trailblazer, Electrolux, The Credit Bureau of Iredell, and later retiring from Manheim Statesville

Although she was always a lover of music, it helped fill her days over the last few years as her health declined. She loved to blast The Eagles, and any Blues rock band, but found much peace in her favorite blues artist, Tab Benoit. She traveled many times and numerous places to hear him perform. Even heading out to sea on her first ever Blues Cruise.

Along with her parents, she is preceded in death by her baby sister, Carolyn Shoemaker.

She married the love of her life, Marvin Randall Waugh on September 8, 1979. They were blessed with almost 31 years of marriage before he was called home in 2010.

Those left to cherish her memory are her daughters, Cary Shoemaker Mahaffey (Chris), Kristin Waugh Jacobs (John); her brothers, Jerry Shoemaker and Wade Shoemaker; her grandchildren, Joel Mahaffey and Deaton Mahaffey, Claudia Jacobs and Charlie Jacobs; her nephew and nieces, Jason Shoemaker (Ashton), Tara Cleary (Thomas), and Ashley Shoemaker.

A celebration of life service will be held at 3pm, Tuesday September 26, 2023 at Hebron Baptist Church with Pastor Darren Johnson officiating. The family will receive friends in the church sanctuary one hour prior to the service. Burial to follow in the church cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks for donations to be made to the Hebron Baptist Church cemetery fund.