Bessie S. "Nana" Shupe, age 80, of Nashville, Tennessee passed away on Monday, August 2, 2021. Bessie was born Sunday, October 6, 1940 in Norton, Virginia and she is preceded in death by her parents, Ammon and Margaret Collins Stratton; husband, Jessie W. “Bud” Shupe; siblings, Mable Thacker, Cora House, Patsy Lane, William Lucas, Willard Lucas.
Nana loved her children, family and dogs; she enjoyed cooking for the family (homemade biscuits and gravy, candy and mashed potatoes were her specialty), flower gardening, decorating for Christmas and picking on people. She enjoyed sitting on the porch drinking her coffee and watching the puppies play. Any child or anybody was always welcome in her home and could not leave without eating something. She was always overly excited for whatever purple presents she received from loved ones at Christmas.
A member of Natchez Trace Church of Christ, she is survived by her daughter Kathy Reasonover (Clark); grandchildren, Ashlie Reasonover (Tommy), Wendy (Andrew), Lexi and Tyler; brother Homer Stratton (Juvadatta).
A celebration of life will be conducted 2:00 Monday, August 9, 2021 in the chapel of Forest Lawn Funeral Home with Bro. Don Freudenthal officiating. Burial will follow in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens. Serving as pallbearers are Tommy, Rick, Thomas, Andrew, Tyler, Jodi; honorary will be Clark and Homer.
Family and friends will gather to remember Mrs. Shupe at a visitation Monday, August 9, 2021 from 11:00 until the 2:00 service at Forest Lawn Funeral Home 1150 South Dickerson Pike Goodlettsville, Tennessee
In lieu of flowers family requests memorials be made to Natchez Trace Church of Christ Recovery Group 1700 Natchez Trace Nashville, TN 37212
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.ForestLawnFuneral-Goodlettsville.com for the Shupe family.
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