Joseph C. McComas

Joseph C. “Zeke” McComas passed away peacefully in his home on Sept. 5, 2025.

He is survived by his loving wife, Michele McComas of Horntown, VA, two daughters, Laurie Wood (George Jones, Jr.) and Megan Shoemaker (Alonzo Shoemaker, Jr.), and seven grandchildren, Joe Wood (Ashley Wood), Hallie Noon (Coleman Noon), Al Shoemaker, Noah Shoemaker (Shaylee Shoemaker) and Carley, Zeb and Ruby Shoemaker. Also surviving are five great-grandchildren, Logan and Brayden Wood, Cora Noon, Oliver and Abigail Shoemaker, four step-children, David and Dan Rice and Shyheim and Derrell Holden.

Born and raised in Oxford, he was preceded in death by his late parents, Robert and Bernice Bennett Smith, and Carole Miller McComas and Patricia and Brian Rice.

He retired from the Experimental Station at DuPont.

Joe loved drag-racing and being a racer himself. He was a member of the Nostalgia Drag Racing Association and was awarded the Legion of Honor. He was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame at EMMR Racing Historical Society in Dillsburg, Pa.

He was an avid hunter and fisherman, part of the The DuPont Fish and Game, and was a proud member of Remington Society of America. His favorite hobby was skeet shooting. He also loved bluegrass music. 

Joe was truly loved and will surely be missed.

Funeral services for Joe will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 20 at the Edward L. Collins, Jr. Funeral Home, Inc. at 86 Pine St. in Oxford. Visitation begins at 10 a.m. 

Interment will be held in Oxford Cemetery at noon. 

Online condolences may be made at www.elcollinsfuneralhome.com.