Obituary of H. Joe Shore

Horace Joe Shore, age 81, of Poplar Grove Road, Boone, and The Foley Center in Blowing Rock, passed away Thursday afternoon, December 29, 2022 at Watauga Medical Center. Born March 25, 1941 in Watauga County, he was a son of V.C and Helen Elizabeth Maltba Shore. Joe was a member of Shull's Mill Baptist Church. Family was most important to Joe and yet his passion remained on the family farm growing and marketing cabbage, tobacco and potatoes and raising cattle. He loved spending time with Katie, his wife of 31 years. More recently, the two of them operated Shore Farms Produce, their produce stand on Highway 105 for about 5 years. But most importantly, there they visited and socialized with friends and customers in the shade on lawn chairs they provided. Joe is survived by his wife, Katie Bentley Shore; son, David Voit Shore and wife, Melissa, of Boone; daughters, JoEllen Carpenter and husband, Mike, of Arlington, VA; Lisa Roark and husband, Darryl, of Iron Station, and Leigh Messenger of St. Petersburg, FL; grandchildren, Tyler and Nevin Shore of Boone, Lucas Clawson and fiancé, Ashley, of Wilmington, DE, and Kristina and Jenny Messenger of Riverdale Park, Md; and his sister, Mary Hagaman and husband, Cecil, of Zionville. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a grandson, Darryl Roark, Jr., brother, Claude Shore, and sisters, Martha Donaldson and Vickie Baker. Funeral services for Joe Shore will be conducted Tuesday afternoon, January 3, 2023 at 1 o'clock at the Austin & Barnes Funeral Home Chapel, officiated by Rev. Mike Townsend. The family will receive friends from noon until 1 o'clock, prior to services, at Austin & Barnes. Graveside services will follow in the Piney Grove Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, and in memory of Joe, the family suggests memorials to The Foley Center Activities programs, 621 Chestnut Ridge Parkway, Blowing Rock, NC, 28605. Online condolences may be shared at the website www.austinandbarnesfuneralhome.com Austin & Barnes Funeral Home and Crematory is serving the Shore family.