Barbara Mabe Shumate Obituary
We are sad to announce that on November 1, 2025, at the age of 77, Barbara Mabe Shumate of North Wilkesboro, North Carolina passed away. Family and friends can send flowers and condolences in memory of the loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Barbara Mabe Shumate to pay them a last tribute.
As we bid Barbara farewell, let us not mourn the absence of her physical form, but rather celebrate the essence of her spirit that lingers in the spaces between moments. For Barbara is not truly gone, but merely transformed, her energy intertwined with the fabric of the universe itself, forever dancing among the stars.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Roy Estel and Flora Mae Anderson Mabe; her husband Harrold Dennis Shumate; and her brother Gary Estel Mabe. She is survived by: her brothers, Randy Mabe (Becky) of North Wilkesboro and Roy Lee Mabe of North Wilkesboro; her sister-in-law Louise Mabe; and her siblings' children, April Foreman, Wayne Mabe and Jason Mabe. She is also survived by four great nieces and two great nephews.
Visitation was held on Thursday, November 6th 2025 from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM at the Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home (270 Armory Rd, North Wilkesboro, NC 28659). A funeral service was held on Thursday, November 6th 2025 at 2:00 PM at the Reins-Sturdivant Chapel (270 Armory Rd, North Wilkesboro, NC 28659). A burial was held on Thursday, November 6th 2025 at the Mountlawn Memorial Park (196 Fan Key Rd, North Wilkesboro, NC 28659).
