Theresa Faye Shumate, age 89, of Whitetop, Virginia, died on Monday, September 7, 2020 at the Valley Health Care Center in Chilhowie, Virginia.  She was born on April 16, 1931 in Whitetop to John Luther and Barbara Bannie Blevins Greer.  She was the widow of Gordon Davis and Lawson Shumate.  She was also preceded in death by one son, Ricky Shumate.

She is survived by three daughters, Betty and Gary Adkins of Crab Orchard, West Virginia, Wilma and Steve Phipps of Lansing, North Carolina, Barbara and Gary Blevins of Mouth of Wilson, Virginia; three sons, Bill Davis of Abingdon, Virginia, Danny and Kathy Davis of Whitetop, Virginia, Mike and Lora Shumate of Galax, Virginia; eleven grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren also survive.

Funeral services will be conducted on Saturday at 11:00 AM at the Upper Helton Baptist Church in Whitetop, Virginia by Rev. Larry Peak.  Burial will follow in the Walls Cemetery in Whitetop, Virginia.

Flowers are appreciated or memorial contribution may be made to Upper Helton Baptist Church c/o Kay Trivett 50 Wakefield Lane Mouth Of Wilson, Virginia 24363.

The Shumate Family will be at the home of their mother, Theresa Faye Shumate on Friday September 11, 2020.

Reins- Sturdivant Funeral Home in Independence, Virginia is serving the Shumate family.