Gladys Margurie Shumaker Rhea

Gladys Margurie Shumaker Rhea, 85, passed away peacefully at CJW Medical Center in Richmond on Sunday, May 7, 2006. She will always be remembered in our hearts. She was born in Buckingham County on October 26, 1920, the daughter of the late Benjamin Franklin Shumaker and Carrie Garrett Shumaker. She was a loving wife to her late husband, Harold Rhea. A longtime resident of Farmville, Virginia, Gladys was a loving wife and mother, as well as a friend to many. Gladys was a member of the Farmville Baptist Church and the Farmville Moose Lodge. She is survived by one son and daughter-in law, Mike and Leslie Rhea of Richmond; three grandchildren, Michael, Gabriel and Maggie Rhea of Richmond; one sister, Beatrice Shumaker of Dillwyn; one sister-in-law, Docia Shumaker of Farmville; one nephew, Cecil C. Shumaker of Woodbridge; and one niece, Ethel S. Smith of Cary, North Carolina. A memorial service will be held Friday, May 12, 2006 at 11 a.m. at the Farmville Baptist Church, with a reception to follow at the church. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to a charity of choice.