Katherine Shumpert

Mrs. Katherine Shumpert, long time Terrell resident, died January 19, 2018 of complications from flu and pneumonia in her home at Colonial Lodge in Terrell. Katherine Rachel Miller was born to E.W. and Annie Holsey Miller, in Snyder Oklahoma, on December 17, 1918, and married Floyd Allen Shumpert of Terrell following his discharge from the United States Army in World War II, on August 12, 1945. During the first years of their marriage, she and Floyd lived in Kaufman, where they were members of the Kaufman Church of Christ. Throughout her time in Kaufman, Katherine made community service a priority. She was actively involved in establishing the Kaufman County Library, served as a room mother with Kaufman Public Schools, served as President of the PTA, volunteered with 4-H, and spent much of her time with the Clover Club. During her time in the Clover Club, she was chosen as Club Woman of the Year for the State of Texas for her tireless involvement in activities that positively affected her community. In 1978, Katherine and Floyd moved to Terrell, and joined the Rockwall and Brin Church of Christ. Here, they created the Children’s Bible Hour. Much like her time in Kaufman, Katherine continued her passion for community service work by spending many long hours at the Share Center and the Social Science Club, where she held various leadership positions. Of all the service work she did, Katherine most loved teaching the Bible to school children as she felt this to be the most important work she, or anyone else, could ever do. “Momo”, as she was called by her family, was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Known for her excellent cooking, she enjoyed entertaining and loved a good, competitive game of 42. She loved to travel and in her later years, she and Floyd traveled all over the Western United States with their dear friends, Jo and Laman Smith. Katherine was preceded in death by her loving and devoted husband Floyd, who died in 2009, infant son Phillip T. in 1949 and son Floyd Wyatt Shumpert in 2017. She is survived by her eldest son, Greg Shumpert and his wife Suzanne, practicing attorneys in Terrell; daughter Susan Rae Sullivan and her husband, Tom, of Little Rock, Arkansas, and their daughters, Molly Sullivan, of Little Rock, and Dr. Bonnie Sullivan, of Cincinnati, Ohio; daughter in law, Paula Shumpert, of Dallas; daughter Kim Honey and her husband Brian, of Terrell, and their three daughters, Amanda and her husband Carlos Guzman, of Terrell, and their daughters Adamari and Lelani, Cassie Honey, of College Station, and Melinda and her husband Chad Evans of Mesquite. Funeral service will be 2 pm Monday January 22, 2018, at Rockwall and Brin Church of Christ with interment to follow at Oakland Memorial Park. Family will receive friends 2 to 4 pm Sunday January 21, at Max Slayton Funerals and Cremations. In lieu of flowers the family requests memorials be made to the Terrell Share Center, 103 W. Jones St. Terrell, Tx 75160.

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Katherine Shumpert

December 17, 1918 - January 19, 2018