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Julia Cline Simmons Shafer - Obituary
March 14, 1954 - March 28, 2022
Julia
Cline
Simmons
Shafer,
age
68,
of
Lewisburg,
WV
passed
away
on
Monday,
March 28, 2022 at her home in Lewisburg, following a sudden illness.
Born
March
14,
1954
in
Ronceverte,
WV,
she
was
the
daughter
of
Frances
Tuckwiller Simmons of Alderson, WV and the late Bill Twohig Simmons.
Mrs.
Shafer
was
a
retired
middle
school
teacher,
having
taught
art
for
15
years
at
various
schools
in
Greenbrier
County.
She
was
a
1972
graduate
of
Greenbrier
East
High
School
in
Fairlea,
WV,
and
graduated
from
West
Virginia
University
in
Morgantown,
WV
with
a
Bachelor
of
Science
Degree
in
Physical
Education
and
a
minor in Art.
.
Mrs.
Shafer
was
a
member
of
the
Johnson
Memorial
United
Methodist
Church
in
Alderson,
WV,
where
she
served
as
membership
secretary.
She
was
an
avid
horsewoman
and,
along
with
her
husband,
Allen,
showed
quarter
horses
and
participated
in
barrel
racing
competitions
all
over
the
Eastern
United
States.
She
was
a
member
of
the National Barrel Horse Association and the American Quarter Horse Association.
Mrs.
Shafer
lived
her
days
quietly
and
gracefully,
loved
to
cook
and
share
her
food
with
others.
She
liked
to
tend
to
growing
things,
dahlias
and
tomatoes,
and
cherished
her
two
cats.
She
will
always
be
remembered
for
being
kind, compassionate, and generous. She was an inspiration to all who knew her.
Survivors
include
her
loving
husband
of
41
years,
Allen
Brown
Shafer
of
Lewisburg,
WV;
her
mother,
Frances
Tuckwiller
Simmons
of
Alderson,
WV;
two
brothers,
Dr.
Michael
Simmons
and
his
wife,
Pamela,
of
Phoenix,
MD,
and
Tom
Simmons
and
his
wife,
Belinda,
of
Flat
Top,
WV;
one
sister,
Margaret
“Margy”
Simmons
of
Alderson,
WV;
a
sister-in-law,
Brenda
Barry
and
her
husband,
John,
of
White
Sulphur
Springs,
WV;
one
uncle,
Sam
Tuckwiller
of
Lewisburg,
WV;
four
nieces,
Laura
Starr
and
her
husband,
Connor,
of
Charlotte,
NC,
Brittany
Lane
and
her
husband,
Joshua,
of
Princeton,
WV,
Jessica
Bulson
and
her
husband,
Taylor,
of
Bluefield,
WV,
and
Whitney
Barry
of
Huntington,
WV;
one
nephew,
Benjamin
Simmons
of
Flat
Top,
WV;
three
great-nieces;
and
one
great-nephew.
Funeral
services
will
be
Saturday,
April
2,
2022
at
2
p.m.
at
the
Johnson
Memorial
United
Methodist
Church
in
Alderson,
WV,
with
the
Rev.
Dr.
Jeffrey
Kanode
and
the
Rev.
Sam
Groves
officiating.
Burial
will
follow
at
the
Alderson
Cemetery,
Alderson,
WV.
Friends
may
call
Saturday,
April
2,
2022
from
1
p.m.
to
2
p.m.
at
the
Johnson
Memorial United Methodist Church in Alderson, WV.
Serving
as
pallbearers
will
be
Jack
Tuckwiller,
Byron
Tuckwiller,
Ben
Tuckwiller,
Slayter
Tuckwiller,
Taylor
Bulson, and Joshua Lane.
For
those
wishing
to
show
an
expression
of
sympathy,
donations
may
be
made
in
memory
of
Mrs.
Shafer
to
the
Johnson
Memorial
United
Methodist
Church,
P.O.
Box
477,
Alderson,
WV
24910
or
the
Greenbrier
County
Humane Society, P.O. Box 926, Lewisburg, WV 24901.
Online condolences and memories may be shared with the Shafer family at www.lobbanfh.com.
Arrangements by Lobban Funeral Home, Alderson, WV.