Robert Shumate

Tuesday, May 24, 2016

Robert Jacob Shumate, 19, of Manila, passed from this life Sunday May 22, 2013. Born in Blytheville, he was a lifelong Manila resident and was a 2015 graduate of Manila High School.

Jacob was a field machinist for Team Industrial Services and was a member of the Church of the Lord Jesus Christ in Manila. He loved hunting and fishing, and spending time with friends and family.

He is survived by his father and step-mother, Robert and Courtney Shumate;

His mother, Bobby Jo Morris and her husband, David Waddell;

His step-father, Steve Ada;

His grandparents; Doug and Rachael Rose, Linda Cole, Vicki and Mike Hobeck, and Bill Morris;

Two brothers; Joshua David Waddell and Kaleb Joseph Waddell;

Two sisters; Alysa Shumate and Alexandra Richardson;

Four aunts; Dianna Morris, Ann Burrow, Priscilla McGuire, and Kisha Rose;

Two uncles; Tran Burrow and Johnathan Rose.

Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. on Wednesday May 25, 2016 at the First United Pentecostal Church in Manila with Rev. Robert White officiating. Burial will follow in Manila Cemetery. Pallbearers will include Gavin Parker, Hunter Dodd, Gage Owen, Joshua Waddell, Kyle Joiner, and Seth Grissom. The family will receive visitors Tuesday evening from 6-8 at the Howard Funeral Service Chapel in Manila. Friends may sign the online guest register at www.HowardFuneralService.com.