John Shores

John Dalzie Shores, son of the late Charles Everett and Eva (Richardson) Shores, was born October 30, 1930, and passed away June 18, 2020, at his daughter’s home in Neosho, Missouri. He was 89 years, 7 months, and 19 days of age.

John grew up in the Norwood and Macomb communities. He married Shirley Mae Pennington on May 7, 1954, in Seymour, Missouri. Three children were born to this union, John Jr., Tony, and Sandy.

John was the best mechanic in Mountain Grove. If he couldn’t fix it, it couldn’t be fixed. He and Shirley were members of Southside Baptist Church and worked together in the church for many years. John was a Sunday school teacher and also drove the church bus. He and Shirley loved singing together and serving the Lord. In his spare time, he liked to water ski, fish, spend time on the lake, travel, especially to Canada, and he also enjoyed spending time on the farm. To his children, he was the best dad ever.

John and Shirley did everything together. You never saw one without the other. Three weeks after Shirley passed away, John was in the hospital. While he was there, he told his children, “Your mom slipped away, and I’m going to go find her.”

Besides his parents, John was preceded in death by his wife of 65 years, Shirley, on January 26, 2020, and seven brothers and sisters.

He is survived by two sons, John Shores, Jr. (Tammy Watson) of Mountain Grove, Missouri, and Tony Lee Shores of Gainesville, Missouri, one daughter, Sandy S. Smith (Dan) of Neosho, Missouri, six grandchildren, Adam Shores, Phillip Shores (Channing), Sylas Shores, Lisa West (Eli), Shawna Hansen (Rorie), and Travis Anderson (Brandi), eleven great-grandchildren, Lauren, Alyssa, Kamden, Maelyn, Baylor, Patience, Steele, Tensley, Ava, Callen, and Avenly, and many other relatives, friends, and church family who will dearly miss him.