Virginia Kate A. B. Eller

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A native of Johnson County, Tennessee, she was a daughter of the late Jesse and Eliza Eller. Mrs. Shupe worked as a nurse for many years with Dr. Glenn, Dr. Tullidge and Dr. Tarr. She was a member of First Baptist Church, Mountain City, for over 75 years.
In addition to her parents, Mrs. Shupe was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Aubrey Shupe, who passed away in 1999; two sisters, Olive Humphreys and Ruth Clarke; four brothers, Bruce, Fred, Howard and Ray Eller.
She is survived by two sons, Donald Shupe and wife Rebecca of Lenoir, TN and Dick Shupe and wife Thelma of Forest, VA; grandchildren, Rick Shupe and wife Wendy and Susan Davidson and husband Doug, all of Forest, VA; step granddaughter, Nicole Jones, of Greenville, TN; five great grandchildren, Alyssa and Savannah Shupe, Benjamin, Matthew and Lauren Davidson; one sister, Maurene Eller Robinson of Johnson City, TN; one brother, Jack Eller and wife June of Johnson City, TN; two sisters-in-law, Mrs. Pauline Dancy of Mountain City, TN and Mrs. Shirley Ward of Winston-Salem, NC; several nieces and nephews and Mrs. Goldie Reece, who was Mrs. Shupe's faithful caretaker and friend for the last five years along with Goldie's granddaughter, Lilly Mae, who was a bright spot in Kate's life.

Virginia married Charles Aubrey Shupe about 1936. Charles (son of Charles O. Shupe and Mary Ethel Lowe) was born on 5 Feb 1912 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 4 Mar 1999 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Phillippi Cemetery, Highway 421, Johnson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]