FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Gathering to say goodbye to a Southwest Florida legend. Friday, many will pay their final respects to Veronica Shoemaker, a Southwest Florida leader that left her mark on the city of Fort Myers.
Fox 4 Rising's Mark Jackman filed this report from Fort Myers at the Mount Olive AME Church, where her viewing will be held.
The wake will be Friday evening from 6-8pm at Mount Olive (2754 Orange Street), and her funeral will take place Saturday at noon at the Harborside Event Center (1375 Monroe Street, Fort Myers).