Inez Van Allen

Inez Shoopman VanAllen, 82, of Zanesville , died at 3:10 a.m. Saturday, March 18, 2006 at Willow Haven Care Center. She was born June 29, 1923 in Larmer, Arkansas, a daughter of the late William Newton Sr. And Martha Angeline Davis Cowan . She was a Municipal Court Bookkeeper for the State of Ohio, bookkeeper for Zanesville Country Club, worked for many years for Dr. Donald Merker as secretary and receptionist, was a member of Market Street Baptist Church and a active member of Eastern Star 485 serving as Past Worthy Matron. Surviving are a son, Terry Joe ( Audrey Lynn) Shoopman of Marietta, Georgia and two grandsons, Gregory James Shoopman and Douglas Matthew Shoopman, both of Marietta, Georgia, two sisters, Maude (Victor) Henninger of Kirbyville, Texas and Margaret (Donald) Adams of Russellville, AR. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husbands, James Eugene Shoopman who died in 1963 and David VanAllen who died in 1991, a son, Staff Sgt. Gary Michael Shoopman, three sisters, Ama, Anna and Minnie and three brothers, Verlin, Roy and W.N. Cowan Jr.. Friends may call from 2-4 & 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, March 21, 2006 at the Bolin-Dierkes Funeral Home, 1271 Blue Avenue, Zanesville and one hour prior to services at the church. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 22, 2006 at Market Street Baptist Church with Rev. D. Scott Johnston officiating. Burial will follow at Zanesville Memorial Park. Eastern Star 485 will hold services at 6:00 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. To view the video-tribute or to send a note of condolence to the family: www.bolin-dierkesfuneralhome.com