Bessie Wilmouth Shumate

Bessie Wilmouth Shumate, 100 of Eden, passed away January 21, 2026, at her home.

A funeral service will be held at 2:00pm, Thursday 29th, 2026, at Fair Funeral Home Chapel in Eden. Burial will follow at Dan View Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service, from 1-2pm, at Fair Funeral Home Chapel.

Bessie was born May 18, 1925, in Halifax, Virginia, to the late Isaac Wilmouth and Willie Moorefield Wilmouth. She worked as a waitress at the Margre Restaurant. She enjoyed going to the casino and trying her luck with lottery tickets. Mostly, she loved spending time with family.

Surviving are her granddaughters, Lisa Phelps (Leroy), Erica Walker (Chris); great-grandchildren, Heather Bunn (Keith), Jordan Phelps (Mike), Andrew Walker, Brooklyn Walker; great-great-grandchildren, Remington Bunn, Della Bunn, Willow Bunn, Olivia Davis; sister, Helen Walls; special nieces, Margaret Hopper, Nellie Campbell; and a number of other nieces and nephews.

In addition to her parents, Bessie is preceded in death by her husband, Harry Russell Shumate; son, Clarence Edward Kenny, Jr.; 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.

The family would like to give special thanks to her special caregiver, Starla Thompson, as well as to Ancora Compassionate Care.

Online condolences may be left for the family at www.fairfuneralhome.com.