Matilda Lorine Shumate, 83, passed away Friday, December 15, 2017. She was a member
of Belview United Methodist Church and faithfully served the Lord all her life. She was
preceded in death by her husband, Samuel Rufus Shumate; her parents; and 9 brothers and
sisters.
Survivors include her sons and daughters-in- law, Eddie and Dee Shumate of
Christiansburg, and Samuel and Sally Shumate of Christiansburg; daughters and son-in-
law, Gloria and Earl Hollen of Hedgesville, W. Va., and Zora Shumate of Ghent, W. Va.;
grandchildren and their spouses, Eddie Jr. and Christina Shumate, Samuel and April
Shumate, Rufus and Jenn Shumate, Camilla Hollen, Sherrie and Josh Sirdofsky, and Jason
and Aubrey Hollen; brothers, Alvin and Carlos Bowden; and numerous great-
grandchildren, nieces, nephews and special friends.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, December 18, 2017 at the Mullins
Funeral Home in Radford with Pastor Bud Pierce officiating. Interment will follow in
Elgood Cemetery in Elgood, W. Va.
The family will receive friends from 4 until 6 p.m. Sunday evening at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that contributions be made to Belview United
Methodist Church, 3619 Onyx Dr., Radford, VA 24141.
The Shumate family is in the care of Mullins Funeral Home & Crematory in Radford.
www.mullinsfuneralhome.com.
Visitation
Monday, December 17, 2018
04:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Mullins Funeral Home
120 West Main Street
Radford,VA
24141
Funeral
Monday, December 18, 2017
11:00 AM
Mullins Funeral Home
120 West Main Street
Radford,VA
24141
Burial
Monday, December 18, 2017
Elgood Cemetery
Elgood,WV