Suzy Shumate Myers

We regretfully share the final farewell for a graciously private, steadfastly loving, and uniquely humorous Southern Lady.  She was never a fan of pomp and circumstance; rather, she valued proper etiquette without being fussy.  Every day was celebrated with great coffee, cloth napkins and a well-ordered house that invited conversation and fellowship.   Her emphasis on decorum also served to make her deviations from it even more powerful.  For example, one might find a campaign sticker from a family member’s favorite candidate affixed oddly to a toilet seat.  Per her, this allowed one the opportunity to study a candidate’s positions “in the proper setting” and thus avoid a mistake at the ballot box.   

Special occasions such as Thanksgiving with homemade dinners and birthdays with everyone’s favorite dessert will surely be missed.  She loved making quilts and, in her younger days, skied, hiked, and biked better than all of us.  Her bookshelves included Atlas Shrugged as well as Chairman Mao’s Little Red Book; she embraced the certainties of life found in a properly solved equation while acknowledging life’s mysteries by sharing a hymn from the gospel songbook.  A violinist, pianist, and alto singer — “it’s all just math by another name” she would muse.   Above all, she loved her family, challenged us to live honorably, and sacrificed so much for us all.  She was our best friend in all of life’s ups and downs.  It was our honor and privilege to care for her in her final days.  Just last week, she reflected: “I have enjoyed my time.  It’s been a hoot.”  Indeed.

We extend a heartfelt thank you (there are really not enough words) for the care and grace given to mom, us, and our family by the staff at Woltz Hospice House.  In these past few weeks of acute illness, we appreciate the care and efforts of Wilkes EMS, Wilkes Health and Rehab, and the many, many caregivers throughout the Atrium Health System.  We sincerely thank caregivers Julie Hamby and Katie Stokes for their care and kindness. 

In accordance with her wishes, there will be no traditional services.   She will be interred beside the love of her life, her late husband John Q. Myers. 

In lieu of flowers, gifts may be made to the Woltz Hospice House (choose “Woltz Hospice Home Operations”  from

menu https://www.mtnvalleyhospice.org/ways-to-give/donate/) or mail donation directly to: Woltz Hospice Home, 945 Zephyr Road, Dobson, NC 27017.

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