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Obituary
Elizabeth Shaffer Lumpkin,
98, of Huntington, widow of Forest Lumpkin, died Jan. 29 in Madison Park.
She is survived by her daughter Dr. Shirley Lumpkin, granddaughters Jennifer
and Mary, and granddog Ananda-Miranda, and her special “secret” friend Wilma
Topping. She loved good food, cooking (but not cleaning up), traveling, her
cottage life at Keuka Lake New York, golf, bridge, swing music, chocolate,
good white wine and good champagne (one glass at 5 p.m. every day for 25
years), and a good laugh. Most of all she loved her husband of 50 years,
Forest, her daughter Shirley, her granddaughters Mary and Jennifer, and her
two West Highland terrier granddogs Tippy and Ananda-Miranda. During her
long and full life she made time to found and to work hard to nurture the
Meals on Wheels Program in Elmira, New York, which remains a flourishing
program today, providing home delivered meals to those who need both the
food and the companionship of the deliverer. She cherished her membership in
the bridge group Foxy Ladies, holiday and birthday celebrations, and dinners
out with her Huntington friends and family. One of the last things she said
was how much she remembered those times and how quickly it all went by. Her
Celebration of Life Visitation will be held at Reger Funeral Home,
Huntington, Tuesday Feb. 3 from 6-8 p.m. We invite you to bring or send or
write on the spot a remembrance, memory, or story about Elizabeth. Ms. Beth
Darby will officiate. If you wish, in lieu of flowers, you may donate to one
of Elizabeth’s causes: Little Victories, the Humane Society, Hospice of
Huntington, or the Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition (OVEC). The family
would like to thank the exceptional staff at Madison Park who made such a
wonderful life for her this past year.
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