The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Tuesday, March 21, 1995                TAG: 9503210230
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B6   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: NEWPORT NEWS                       LENGTH: Short :   31 lines

DONNA SMITH SHUPE

Donna Louise Smith Shupe, 93, died Sunday, March 19, 1995, in Riverside Regional Convalescent Center. Born in Grayson County, Va., she was a resident of Grayson County and Newport News.

Mrs. Shupe retired from the Grayson County Public School System as a teacher after 32 years of service. She was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. She was also a member of the Retired Teachers Association and the Fries Senior Citizens.

Mrs. Shupe was preceded in death by her husband, Garnett Alfred Shupe. She is survived by her daughter, Dorothy Ponder of Chesnee, S.C.; her son and daughter-in-law, Gerald and Hazel Shupe of Chesapeake; her daughter-in-law, Mrs. C. Bolen Shupe of Newport News; eight grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.

The family will receive friends today from 6 to 8 p.m. at Vaughan and Gwynn Funeral Home in Galax. A funeral service will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints chapel, Cranberry Road, Galax, Va., by President Raymond Kohl. Burial will follow in Monta Vista Memorial Gardens. Peninsula Funeral Home, Newport News, assisted with funeral arrangements.

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