VIRGINIA "JENNY" MARIE SHUMATE

April 22, 1933 - September 6, 2018

SHUMATE, Virginia Marie (nee Meadows), passed away peacefully at her home at the Lebanon Otterbein Retirement Village on Thursday, September 6, 2018. Family and friends were at her bedside. Jenny was born April 22, 1933 in Middletown and graduated from Monroe High School in 1951. She and Bill Shumate have been married for 67 years. Jenny was a member of St. John’s Church. Known as a perfectionist, any job was to be done correctly or not at all. She was an accomplished artist and painter. She worked at Miller Insurance for many years, then in 1976 Jenny and Bill co-founded the Monroe Emergency Squad. She worked as police dispatcher and as a paramedic for 10 years. She retired from Bank One as an administrative assistant in the corporate loans department in 1998. She is preceded in death by her parents Joe and Mildred (nee Wells) Meadows and her son, Bryan Keith Shumate. She is survived by husband Bill Shumate, son John Shumate (Matt Hengle), Kellie Shumate, grandson David Shumate, sister JoAnn Meadows (Alice Struzinsky), and brother Donald “Sam” Meadows. Her extended family consists of: Holly Underhill (Andy) and son Presley; Jackie Lysakowski (Jason) and Landyn and Tristyn; Kristie Darney, Kallie Cisco (Michael Howard) and daughter Haleigh; Andy Schwing (Tabitha) and son Jack; and many nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made to Queen City Hospice or the Otterbein Angels. Instead of a formal funeral service the family will host a “Celebration of Jenny’s Life” Sunday, September 9th, 2018, at Murphy’s Landing from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Snacks, soft drinks and a cash bar will be available. Murphy’s Landing is located at 6 S. Broad St., Middletown, Ohio 45044. Arrangements by Herr-Riggs Funeral Home, 210 S. Main St., Middletown. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.herr-riggs.com