Bunny L Shumate Freeman

Bunny Lou Shumate was born in Rantoul, Illinois, to Orben Ray and Jana Williams Shumate, while her father was stationed at the Chanute Air Force base. The family moved to California when Ray was transferred to Travis AFB in Fairfield, CA. From there they moved to Texas, where Bunny lived out her life.
She graduated from Athens High School in 1975.

In her early 20s she worked for Vassarette in Athens, TX.

In 1984 she married the love of her life, Ron Freeman and had two children, Aaron and Luke Freeman.

She spent some years working as a substitute teacher and aide while her children were in school. She was part of the Band Boosters and helped raise money by working concession stands at the football games. She was very involved in her children's school experience. They were her pride and joy.

At an early age she became interested in genealogy. She worked on her family history for over 40 years, joining the TXGenWeb in 2000. While volunteering with TXGenWeb she maintained the Henderson County TXGenWeb website, along with many others, winning county of the month and county of the year. She also was a volunteer for Find A Grave, contributing and maintaining over 1000 memorials, and a proud member of the DAR and the UDC.

She was preceded in death by her father, Orben Ray Shumate, maternal grandparents, John and Gladys Lewis Williams, and paternal grandparents, Chester and Winnie Whitener Shumate.
She is survived by her husband, Ron Freeman, sons Aaron and Samatha Freeman and Luke Freeman, granddaughters Raelee and Zalin Freeman, all of Athens, mother, Jana Williams Shumate of Athens, brother, John Shumate of Edgewood, sisters, Janice and Chad Lovell of Lake Tawakoni, and Angela and Doyle Hartman of Athens. Aunt, Jimmie Shumate Pruitte, of Bullard, numerous cousins, nieces and nephews, and a multitude of friends.