Jesse Irvin Shumate Jr. Obituary
We bid farewell to Jesse Irvin Shumate Jr. of Martinsville, Virginia, whose journey of life gracefully concluded on February 19, 2025 at the age of 92. Jesse Irvin touched countless lives with warmth and kindness, leaving behind cherished memories that will forever echo in hearts. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
As we bid Jesse Irvin farewell, let us not mourn the absence of his physical form, but rather celebrate the essence of his spirit that lingers in the spaces between moments. For Jesse Irvin is not truly gone, but merely transformed, his energy intertwined with the fabric of the universe itself, forever dancing among the stars.
He was predeceased by: his parents, Jesse Irvin Shumate, Sr. and Elma Lee Lane Shumate; and his wife Jane S. Shumate. He is survived by: his brother James Wesley Shumate of Burlington, NC..
In lieu of flowers please send donations to the American Cancer Society, Alzheimer's Foundation of America.
