Ted was a carpenter and built many beautiful
custom homes in Northwest Arkansas. He was the building supervisor for Hudson Foods for past 10 years.
He enjoyed hunting and fishing and spending time with his grandchildren. He was a lifetime resident of Northwest Arkansas.
Married Jeanie Cline Petty September 26,1970
Father to Sonja, Brett & Richard Shumate.
Special step-father to Lisa & Kently Petty.
Grandfather to Kristen, Sara, Emily & Corby.
Seen only through the windows of Heaven, Ryan, Reagan & Stevie.
Preceded in death by son, Kently Petty and special grandmother Lena Shumate.
MY HUSBAND, MY PROMISE
I promised you with all my heart,
The cancer battle having lost,
I promised you I'd do my part,
I promised you at any cost.
No nursing homes...I promised!
No hospitals or tests,
I kept you close beside me,
I honored your request.
I fought to do the best I could,
To soothe the pain of dying,
To make your passing easier,
Gave nights and days of crying.
To keep you from all the agony,
To give you rest and peace,
I worked so hard and prayed to God
My strength would never cease.
And in those final hours,
My promise fulfilled,
I passed you on to God,
A heavenly life to build.
.....Love, J.
Following poem read at funeral by daughter Lisa Kelly.
Don't grieve for me now,I'm free
I've followed the path God laid for me,
I took His Hand when I heard Him call
I turned my back and left it all.
I could not stay another day
to laugh,to love, to work or play,
Work left undone must stay that way.
I found God's peace at the end of the day.
If my parting has left a void
Please fill it with remembered joy,
A friendship shared,a laugh,a kiss
Are things that will be missed.
Do not be burdened with grief and sorrow
I wish you the sunshine of tomorrow.
My life's been full, I savored much
Good friends,good times,a loved one's touch.
Perhaps my time seemed all too brief
Don't be weighed down with undue grief,
Lift up your heard and rejoice with me
God wanted me now, He set me free.
custom homes in Northwest Arkansas. He was the building supervisor for Hudson Foods for past 10 years.
He enjoyed hunting and fishing and spending time with his grandchildren. He was a lifetime resident of Northwest Arkansas.
Married Jeanie Cline Petty September 26,1970
Father to Sonja, Brett & Richard Shumate.
Special step-father to Lisa & Kently Petty.
Grandfather to Kristen, Sara, Emily & Corby.
Seen only through the windows of Heaven, Ryan, Reagan & Stevie.
Preceded in death by son, Kently Petty and special grandmother Lena Shumate.
MY HUSBAND, MY PROMISE
I promised you with all my heart,
The cancer battle having lost,
I promised you I'd do my part,
I promised you at any cost.
No nursing homes...I promised!
No hospitals or tests,
I kept you close beside me,
I honored your request.
I fought to do the best I could,
To soothe the pain of dying,
To make your passing easier,
Gave nights and days of crying.
To keep you from all the agony,
To give you rest and peace,
I worked so hard and prayed to God
My strength would never cease.
And in those final hours,
My promise fulfilled,
I passed you on to God,
A heavenly life to build.
.....Love, J.
Following poem read at funeral by daughter Lisa Kelly.
Don't grieve for me now,I'm free
I've followed the path God laid for me,
I took His Hand when I heard Him call
I turned my back and left it all.
I could not stay another day
to laugh,to love, to work or play,
Work left undone must stay that way.
I found God's peace at the end of the day.
If my parting has left a void
Please fill it with remembered joy,
A friendship shared,a laugh,a kiss
Are things that will be missed.
Do not be burdened with grief and sorrow
I wish you the sunshine of tomorrow.
My life's been full, I savored much
Good friends,good times,a loved one's touch.
Perhaps my time seemed all too brief
Don't be weighed down with undue grief,
Lift up your heard and rejoice with me
God wanted me now, He set me free.
Ted was a carpenter and built many beautiful
custom homes in Northwest Arkansas. He was the building supervisor for Hudson Foods for past 10 years.
He enjoyed hunting and fishing and spending time with his grandchildren. He was a lifetime resident of Northwest Arkansas.
Married Jeanie Cline Petty September 26,1970
Father to Sonja, Brett & Richard Shumate.
Special step-father to Lisa & Kently Petty.
Grandfather to Kristen, Sara, Emily & Corby.
Seen only through the windows of Heaven, Ryan, Reagan & Stevie.
Preceded in death by son, Kently Petty and special grandmother Lena Shumate.
MY HUSBAND, MY PROMISE
I promised you with all my heart,
The cancer battle having lost,
I promised you I'd do my part,
I promised you at any cost.
No nursing homes...I promised!
No hospitals or tests,
I kept you close beside me,
I honored your request.
I fought to do the best I could,
To soothe the pain of dying,
To make your passing easier,
Gave nights and days of crying.
To keep you from all the agony,
To give you rest and peace,
I worked so hard and prayed to God
My strength would never cease.
And in those final hours,
My promise fulfilled,
I passed you on to God,
A heavenly life to build.
.....Love, J.
Following poem read at funeral by daughter Lisa Kelly.
Don't grieve for me now,I'm free
I've followed the path God laid for me,
I took His Hand when I heard Him call
I turned my back and left it all.
I could not stay another day
to laugh,to love, to work or play,
Work left undone must stay that way.
I found God's peace at the end of the day.
If my parting has left a void
Please fill it with remembered joy,
A friendship shared,a laugh,a kiss
Are things that will be missed.
Do not be burdened with grief and sorrow
I wish you the sunshine of tomorrow.
My life's been full, I savored much
Good friends,good times,a loved one's touch.
Perhaps my time seemed all too brief
Don't be weighed down with undue grief,
Lift up your heard and rejoice with me
God wanted me now, He set me free.
custom homes in Northwest Arkansas. He was the building supervisor for Hudson Foods for past 10 years.
He enjoyed hunting and fishing and spending time with his grandchildren. He was a lifetime resident of Northwest Arkansas.
Married Jeanie Cline Petty September 26,1970
Father to Sonja, Brett & Richard Shumate.
Special step-father to Lisa & Kently Petty.
Grandfather to Kristen, Sara, Emily & Corby.
Seen only through the windows of Heaven, Ryan, Reagan & Stevie.
Preceded in death by son, Kently Petty and special grandmother Lena Shumate.
MY HUSBAND, MY PROMISE
I promised you with all my heart,
The cancer battle having lost,
I promised you I'd do my part,
I promised you at any cost.
No nursing homes...I promised!
No hospitals or tests,
I kept you close beside me,
I honored your request.
I fought to do the best I could,
To soothe the pain of dying,
To make your passing easier,
Gave nights and days of crying.
To keep you from all the agony,
To give you rest and peace,
I worked so hard and prayed to God
My strength would never cease.
And in those final hours,
My promise fulfilled,
I passed you on to God,
A heavenly life to build.
.....Love, J.
Following poem read at funeral by daughter Lisa Kelly.
Don't grieve for me now,I'm free
I've followed the path God laid for me,
I took His Hand when I heard Him call
I turned my back and left it all.
I could not stay another day
to laugh,to love, to work or play,
Work left undone must stay that way.
I found God's peace at the end of the day.
If my parting has left a void
Please fill it with remembered joy,
A friendship shared,a laugh,a kiss
Are things that will be missed.
Do not be burdened with grief and sorrow
I wish you the sunshine of tomorrow.
My life's been full, I savored much
Good friends,good times,a loved one's touch.
Perhaps my time seemed all too brief
Don't be weighed down with undue grief,
Lift up your heard and rejoice with me
God wanted me now, He set me free.
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