Jessamine Shumate Calhoun Obituary
The memory of Jessamine Shumate Calhoun of Vanceboro, North Carolina, who passed away on December 1, 2024 at the age of 97, will forever remain in the hearts of those touched by this precious presence in their lives. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Jessamine Shumate Calhoun to pay them a last tribute.
As we bid Jessamine 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 Jessamine 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, Whitney Shumate and Jessamine White Shumate; her sister Margaret (Walter); and her son John Chester Calhoun. She is survived by: her children, Walter Thomas "Tom" Calhoun, II of Clayton, NC and Jann Brown (Eugene) of Kinston, NC; her grandson John Chester Calhoun, II of Greenville; her daughter-in-law Mary Grace Calhoun of Hamlet, NC; and her caregiver Patricia Greene.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the charity of one's choice.