In Memoriam : Robert Shumake

Robert Shumake Robert Lynn Shumake - age: 68
(July 17, 1941 to June 11, 2010 )
Resident of De Kalb, Texas

Visitation Information:
6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Bates Family Funeral Home

Obituary:
Mr. Robert Lynn Shumake of De Kalb, Texas passed away Friday, June 11, 2010 at Albert Pike, Arkansas. He was 68.

Lynn was born July 17, 1941 in De Kalb, Texas to Robert Wesley and Erma Hawkins Shumake. He was a retired Leaderman in Shipping and Receiving at Red River Army Depot and a member of Pinkham Memorial Missionary Baptist Church, De Kalb, Texas.

He is survived by his mother, Alver Shumake; two sons and daughters-in-law, Tony and Barbara Shumake of De Kalb, Texas and Wade and Debbie Shumake of De Kalb, Texas; three brothers and two sisters-in-law, Roger Shumake of Texarkana, Texas, Henry and Kathy Freeman of Avery, Texas and Bobby and Juanella Freeman of Simms, Texas; six grandchildren and five great grandchildren.

He is preceded in death by his wife, Wilene Shumake; a brother, Glenn Shumake; and two grandsons, Nicholas Shumake and Timothy Shumake.

Visitation will be 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. Wednesday, June 16, 2010 at Bates Family Funeral Home.

Funeral Services will be held 10:00 A.M. Thursday, June 17, 2010 at the De Kalb High School Gymnasium with Rev. Don McPherson, Rev. Roddy Jackson, Rev. John Marlar and Rev. Joe Helms officiating. Interment will follow at Woodmen Cemetery.

Memorials may be made to Pinkham Memorial Missionary Baptist Church, Parking Lot Fund, 117 SE Browning St., De Kalb, Texas 75559 or Pilgrim Rest Missionary Baptist Church, 5 Frazier Cowart Rd., Glenwood, Arkansas 71943.

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Charlene Freeman - June 15, 2010Contact this person Contact this person
Tony, Barbara, Wade, Debbie. I am very sorry. Your parent's hold a special place in my heart. In times like this the Lord will take you under his wing to comfort and hold you. My thoughts and prayers are with you. Charlene Freeman



Shone Trimm - June 15, 2010Contact this person Contact this person
The Shumake family. My famliy and I are so sorry for your loss Nicholas, Mr. Lynn & Mrs. Wilene will truley be missed. I pray that God comfort and strengthen you all in your time of grief. Our prayers are with your famliy. Shone Trimm & Famliy



Clyda White - June 15, 2010Contact this person Contact this person
Lynn was a wonderful and kind man. He really could spin a tale. Many people in our community looked up to him. Our hearts go out to the Shumake family.



Ken Rigsby - June 15, 2010Contact this person Contact this person
My wife and I only met Mr. & Mrs. Shumake on Wednesday June 9, 2010 at Albert Pike Camp Grounds, but left feeling as though we had known them for years. We new within that short period just how much they loved the Lord, Family and their Church. Our hearts are saddened and pray that God will heal the pain that come during a time such as this. Our thoughts and prayers are now and will continue to be with the family of this precious man and woman. Ken & Karen Rigsby / Lindale, Texas



Cassandra Cooper - June 16, 2010Contact this person Contact this person
You and your family are in my prayers.



Marilyn Hale - June 16, 2010Contact this person Contact this person
Wade I am so sorry about your loss. I know that you and your family are hurting but with God all things will get easier. Just look to Him for your comfort and peace. My prayers are with you and your family. God bless all of you.



Liz "Young" Hargis - June 16, 2010Contact this person Contact this person
To the Shumake Family, you are in my prayers and many others here in Lake Village, AR. Lynn and Wilene were wonderful people. I know the only comfort that you all have right now is the fact that they Jesus Christ as their Lord and Saviour.



Byron Lum - June 16, 2010Contact this person Contact this person
To the Shumake Family, We are so sorry for this totally unexpected, tragic loss in your family. I know they were so blessed by their son's and their wives and wonderful grandchildren. They were very special people to so many and will be missed daily. Please know that all of your family will be in our daily prayer as we pray for comfort and strength in the days ahead.



Vona McDougal - June 16, 2010Contact this person Contact this person
Words cannot even begin to express our sorrow. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. May GOD bless you all.. Vona McDougal & Family



Stephanie Sparks - June 16, 2010Contact this person Contact this person
Your Family is in our prayers. May God give you peace. The Sparks Family



Sandra Simpson(Tidwell) - June 16, 2010Contact this person Contact this person
Tony, Barbara, Wade and Debbie, Lynn was a good friend. He would come by and talk with me at work. After we retired, I missed his smiling face and he loved his family as you well know. I'm so sorry for your loss, but they are doing the work for the Lord. May God Bless each one of you. Love, Sandra



Amelia Granbery - June 16, 2010Contact this person Contact this person
I am very sorry to the Shumake family and others for the loss of your loved ones. I wish i could attend the service but i will out of town. You all are in my thoughts and prayers~ Mrs. Daniel Granbery



Jack Thrapp - June 16, 2010Contact this person Contact this person
Wade and Tony, Just know that if you need something call me. I thought the world of your parents.



F j Kolenkiewicz - June 16, 2010Contact this person Contact this person
To the entire shumake family my thoughts and prayers are with you all. may GOD BLESS YOU ALL



Marty Flowers - June 16, 2010Contact this person Contact this person
My thoughts and prayers are with you



Carolyn Scott - June 16, 2010Contact this person Contact this person
Wade,Debbie,Tony, and Barbara and Families: I am so sorry for the loss of your Mom and Dad and son/nephew. I know The Lord will take care of them as they took care of others. Be at peace to know that They have done Their work for the Lord and therefore he took them home to be with Him. Be at peace to know, also that they won't have to try to survive each others grief because they were taken together. So now all of you try to hold your family together like they have and soon God will take all his children home to be with them. My prayers are with you and your families.Diann Scott and family



Reta McCullough - June 16, 2010Contact this person Contact this person
Lynn and Wilene were wonderful people, an example for others professionally and personally. They loved their family and leave behind a legacy of faith, commitment and love. Grandchildren are one of God's greatest gifts and Nic was truly the epitome of a wonderful grandson. May God be with you in the days ahead and bring you through this tragedy not somehow... but triumphantly. May God bless and comfort you is our prayer. Curtis and Reta McCullough



Mary Kesterson - June 17, 2010Contact this person Contact this person
I was priviledged to work with Lynn at RRAD for several years and was aquainted with Wilene. I kown how much they loved their grandchildren.I was saddened to learn of their tragic passing.May God Bless all of the family as you cope with this void in your lives....Sincerely Bobby Kesterson & family



Treva Tucker Smith - June 17, 2010Contact this person Contact this person
God Bless you All in your time of sorrow. I wish I had words to help ease you grief. My family and I will continue to pray. Treva Smith.



Sydnia Forsyth - June 17, 2010Contact this person Contact this person
My thoughts and prayers are with the family at this difficult time. With deepest sympathy, Sydnia Forsyth



Amanda Butler - June 17, 2010Contact this person Contact this person
I know yall dont know me but I heard a lot about you all from Lynn! I worked with him at Red River a few years ago. Lynn became like a grandpa to me, my work grandpa. He picked on me and I dished it back we got along great! I wanted yall to know that it was a honor to have met him and to be able to work with such a WONDERFUL, GREAT, and AWESOME MAN. He was one of them people you couldnt help but love and get along with. I hate that something this bad had to happen to such a great man..... But God needed some more angels in heaven and all i got to say he chose some might fine! Im am so very sorry for yalls lost he will truly be missed and he was truly loved by everyone he touched! He taught me a lot and I will walys be thankful and Ill owe him til the day I die!! RIP LYNN WE WILL BE MISSING YALL!!! I KNOW YOUR WATCHING OVER ALL OF US!!



Amanda Butler - June 17, 2010Contact this person Contact this person
I know yall dont know me but I heard a lot about you all from Lynn! I worked with him at Red River a few years ago. Lynn became like a grandpa to me, my work grandpa. He picked on me and I dished it back we got along great! I wanted yall to know that it was a honor to have met him and to be able to work with such a WONDERFUL, GREAT, and AWESOME MAN. He was one of them people you couldnt help but love and get along with. I hate that something this bad had to happen to such a great man..... But God needed some more angels in heaven and all i got to say he chose some might fine! Im am so very sorry for yalls lost he will truly be missed and he was truly loved by everyone he touched! He taught me a lot and I will walys be thankful and Ill owe him til the day I die!! RIP LYNN WE WILL BE MISSING YALL!!! I KNOW YOUR WATCHING OVER ALL OF US!!



Ronny McCrary - June 18, 2010Contact this person Contact this person
My thoughts & prayers are with your family in this trying time. May God comfort & bless you.



Bonnie Easley - June 20, 2010Contact this person Contact this person
My heart goes out to the Shumake family. I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers. I will truely miss Mr Lynn he was an oustanding person to work with and a hard worker. He was alway a big help when every I needed him. Sorry I was unable to attend the visitation or service. You family has suffered a great loss and I pray that Lord will give you strength and comfort in the days to come. Bonnie (Schutte) Easley