Bessie Wilmouth Shumate Obituary

It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Bessie Wilmouth Shumate of Eden, North Carolina, who passed away at the age of 100, on January 21, 2026. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family. You may also light a candle in honor of Bessie Wilmouth Shumate or send a beautiful flower arrangement to the funeral service.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Isaac Wilmouth and Willie Moorefield Wilmouth; her husband Harry Russell Shumate; her son Clarence Edward Kenny, Jr.; and her siblings, Gene Wilmouth, Isaac Wilmouth, Jim Wilmouth, Welsey Wilmouth, Esther Bea Wilmouth, Myrtle Wilmouth, Littie Wilmouth, Nellie Wilmouth, Louise Wilmouth, Emmett Wilmouth, Charlie Wilmouth, Lizzie Wilmouth, Johnnie Wilmouth and Irene Wilmouth Bailey.

She is survived by: her granddaughters, Lisa Phelps (Leroy) and Erica Walker (Chris); her great grandchildren, Heather Bunn (Keith), Jordan Phelps (Mike), Andrew Walker and Brooklyn Walker; her great great grandchildren, Remington Bunn, Della Bunn, Willow Bunn and Olivia Davis; her sister Helen Walls; and her nieces, Margaret Hopper and Nellie Campbell. She is also survived by other nieces and nephews.