Loris M. Shreve, 91, of Upper Tract, West Virginia, passed away Saturday, October 24, 2026, at Grant Memorial Hospital in Petersburg, West Virginia.

She was born February 8, 1935, in Smoke Hole, West Virginia, and was the daughter of the late Vernon Jefferson Kimble and Glona Lessie Alt Kimble.

Loris was a 1953 graduate of Franklin High School. She, along with her husband, Alonzo Elwood Shreve, whom she married January 23, 1953, owned and operated Shreve’s Store from 1957 – 2017.

She enjoyed yodeling, especially with the bands at the store on Memorial Day and Labor Day weekends. She produced a CD which she sold at the store and even had some Europeans come to purchase her CD. Tending her flowers was also a favorite pastime.

Surviving are –

     Two daughters –

          Amy Shreve (Fred Mallow) of Upper Tract, WV

         Carolyn Shreve Ritter of Yulee, FL

     One son –

          Roy A. Shreve (Nancy) of Upper Tract

     Two brothers –

          Loyen Kimble (Shirley) of Augusta, WV

          Luther Kimble of Alexandria, VA

     Five grandchildren –

          Sharon Michael (Tyson), Barb Feaster, Garry Simmons, Doug Simmons, and Samuel Wood (Ryan)

     Six great-grandchildren –

          Brooklyn, Brittany, Jacqueline, Jacob, Haley and Madison

     Nine great-grandchildren

She was preceded in death by her husband (June 11, 2020), one brother, Ira Vernon Kimble, and six sisters, Iva Arvella Kimble Alt, Lessie Dorothy Kimble Weisenmiller, Willa Ardella Kimble Mowery, Patricia Kimble Groves, Naomi Kimble Malick and Vertie Kimble, an infant.

The family will receive friends from 6:00 – 8:00 PM Wednesday, October 28 at Kimble Funeral Home in Franklin.

A graveside service will be held at 1:00 PM Thursday, October 29 at Shreve Family Cemetery with Pastor Mike Loudermilk officiating.