Shelor-Hare, Kimberly Ann

Kimberly Ann Shelor-Hare, 58, of Pulaski, VA, passed away Saturday, July 13, 2024. She was born September 21, 1965 in Baltimore, MD, the daughter of Alvin, Sr. & Patricia Shelor.

Kimberly passioned her loving Lord and Savior. She prayed often and enjoyed watching religious programs on television. She was a homemaker, lovingly known as “Mama Kim” to many. She would do anything and everything for her family. She had the ability to always put a smile on your face and she will be greatly missed by those who loved her.

Kimberly was a Wytheville Community College graduate and had followed her dream to become a Registered Nurse. Her love and compassion for others shined, not only as a well-respected and known nurse in the medical field, but as a wonderful friend to others and a wonderful mother to her two daughters.

She loved music and playing the piano. She was an artist who painted many beautiful pictures. She enjoyed writing poetry.

Her happy place was the beach and she was a coffee lover. She loved to garden, especially flowers. She loved to cook, especially during the holidays. She would take in veterans to enjoy her holiday dinners when they had no where else to go.

Kimberly was preceded in death by her father, Alvin Elwood Shelor, Sr., and her brother, Alvin Elwood Shelor, Jr.

Left to cherish her memory are her mother, Patricia Lewey Shelor; her daughters & son-in-law, Rebecca Ann Hare and Ashley Elizabeth & Tyler Vest; her sister & brother-in-law, Teresa & Kenneth Smith; and several friends and neighbors.

Funeral services will be held Thursday, July 18, 2024 at 2:00 P.M. at A. Vest & Sons Funeral Home Chapel, White Gate, with Pastor Craig Reed officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 12:00 P.M. until service time, 2:00.

Burial will follow in Walkers Creek Cemetery.

Immediately following the graveside committal service, the White Gate and Poplar Hill communities and the Shelor family will host a funeral luncheon at the White Gate Community Center for a time of fellowship with the family.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial donations be made in Kimberly’s honor to help offset funeral expenses and her bills left behind. Donations can be made directly to A. Vest & Sons Funeral Home, 2508 Walkers Creek Valley Rd., Pearisburg, VA 24134.

Kimberly’s family is in the care of A. Vest & Sons Funeral Home, White Gate, avestandsons.com, (540) 921-2985.