Patricia Burns Shumate

A funeral service for Patricia Burns Shumate, 79, was held Monday, February 3, 2025, at 11:00 AM at Peck Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Johnathan Todd officiating. Burial was in Hartselle Memory Gardens. Mrs. Shumate passed away on Thursday, January 30, 2025, at her residence. She was born September 4, 1945, in Morgan County, to Lloyd Leon Burns and Edith Eloise Jones Burns. She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother; was born and raised in Hartselle; was a member of Forest Chapel Church; loved to travel; loved her flowers and sweets and enjoyed the outdoors. Mrs. Shumate was employed by AT & T as a telephone operator, prior to her retirement. Preceding her in death were her husband and her parents. Survivors include daughters, Amy Wright Belote (Mike) and Susan Wright; three grandchildren, Justin LaShomb (Alicia), Jessica LaShomb and Jonathan LaShomb (Leah); and longtime friend and companion, Larry Metzger. Pallbearers were family and friends.