Anna Reed

Anna S. Reed PORTSMOUTH - Anna Crump Shiflett "Shippy" Reed died May 12, 2011 at Harbor's Edge in Norfolk. A Richmond native, Shippy was the daughter of Pendleton McKinney Shiflett Sr., and Mary Louise Bowles. Following graduation from Longwood College, Shippy moved to Portsmouth to teach at Westhaven Elementary School. She married Portsmouth native Robert Murdaugh Reed and served the community through volunteer work at the Red Cross, Portsmouth General Hospital, and Trinity Episcopal Church. Shippy spent most of her nearly 94 years in Portsmouth, caring for four generations in the same home and welcoming a fifth generation. She leaves behind a daughter and husband, Julia Dorsey Reed Loomis and David E. Loomis; three grandchildren and spouses, Robert E. and Nathalia Couto Loomis of Portsmouth, Anna Catherine Loomis and William H. Sol of Portland, Ore., and Rebecca Loomis Davey and Thomas Bradbury Davey of Kennett Square, Pa.; five great-grandchildren, Charlotte, Henry, Teddy, Gabriel and Sophia; a sister, Mildred S. Toomer of Rifle, Colo.; nine nieces and nephews and their families; and many friends, whose visits and letters delighted her. Shippy was known for her elegant penmanship and lively correspondence right to the last weeks of her life. Shippy and her family are grateful for the companionship of fellow Harbor's Edge assisted living residents and for the devoted care of its nurses and other staff. A Eucharistic celebration in thanksgiving for Shippy's life will be held at Trinity Episcopal Church, 500 Court St., Portsmouth, VA 23704, Friday, May 20, at 10 a.m. Interment will be in Cedar Grove Cemetery, Portsmouth, at a later time. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be sent to the Trinity Episcopal Church (designation "Outreach"), the Gregory Lin Cooke Memorial Fund, supporting the development of youth (Center for Community Development, 440 High St., Portsmouth, VA 23704), or a charity of your choice. Foster Funeral Home, Portsmouth, is handling arrangements.