Kaite Winifred "Winnie" Shreve

Winnie Shreve passed away on Monday, September 23rd after a brief illness. Winnie was born on July 15th 1923, the daughter of Thomas Ernest Hill and Katie Thornell Hill in Calyx, Mississippi. After graduating from Shuqualak High School, Winnie left home to apply her secretarial and bookkeeping expertise at the Tennessee Valley Authority. In 1944, she relocated to Pensacola, Florida – “where the boys were” – in particular, the aviators training at the Pensacola Naval Air Station, where she met her husband of 60 years, Andrew Kenneth “Andy” Shreve of Washington, D.C., at a USO dance. After a 20-year career in the U.S. Navy, they retired to Winter Park, FL, where Andy established a tax return preparation and business consulting firm for small businesses with General Business Services. In the early 1980’s they built a summer residence in Canton, North Carolina, and thereafter spent their summers joyfully in the Great Smoky Mountains. He predeceased her in May of 2005. She was also predeceased by her parents, and siblings Erline, Mary Alice, Thomas, Jr., Emma, Charles William “C.W.”, and Clint, and her daughter, Kathleen. She is survived by her brother Kellis, four children – Winnie Jean Wilson of Gulfport, FL, Michael (and daughter-in-law Elizabeth Shreve) of Cleveland, TN, Bob (and daughter-in-law Darlene Cridlin) of Pittsburgh, PA, and Elizabeth Ann “Betty” Booker (and son-in-law Chuck Booker) of Tallahassee, 5 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren, and nieces and nephews too numerous to list. While crisscrossing the country on naval assignments, small children in tow, she was a devoted mother, extraordinary homemaker, accomplished seamstress and devout Christian. Family and friends benefitted from her copious output of handmade crocheting, quilting, sewing and knitting. Winnie was active in her congregations at Victory In Jesus in Winter Park, and Full Gospel Holiness Church in Canton. In December of 2007 Winnie moved to Tallahassee, to be near her youngest daughter, where she was blessed to reside at Allegro independent living community, formerly known as Heritage Oaks, which she loved. Winnie was very active in Allegro programs, especially Silver Bells. After the death of Andy, Winnie established the Shreve Family Memorial Fund with the Community Foundation of Central Florida. This is an endowment fund which will give equal yearly grants to Gonzaga College High School of Washington D.C., which Andy attended, and Triumphant Living Ministries, which is the ministry of Andy and Winnie’s son, Mike. shreveministries.org These grants will be made in perpetuity. A memorial service will be held at Allegro at a date to be determined. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to either Big Bend Hospice, 1723 Mahan Center Blvd, Tallahassee, FL 32308, or the Community Foundation of Central Florida, 1411 Edgewater Drive, Suite 203, Orlando, FL 32804. Please note in the memo line of your check to Big Bend Hospice “In Memory of Winnie Shreve”. In the memo line of your check to Community Foundation of Central Florida please note “Shreve Family Memorial Fund”. Contributions are tax deductible.

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Kaite Winifred "Winnie" Shreve

July 15, 1923 - September 23, 2013