Carol Mathias Shilling of Romney WV has joined her beloved husband Bob in the afterlife on Sunday, August 1, 2021. She is undoubtedly entertaining him with her irreverent humor.

She was 86; born on a farm in Mathias, WV, in 1935. She left her children with a great love of cooking, reading, and music, especially blasting musicals and classical music over her favorite stereo. Her love of talking, joking, and sewing was cut short by a stroke and the onslaught of Alzheimer's, but her humor remained.

She is survived by her daughter, Cheri Beverage of Romney, WV, her son, Russell Shilling of Centreville, VA, and her sister, Jeanette Mathias of Tucson, AZ. She has three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Like her mother before her, she also leaves behind the numerous children she helped raise during her 37-year career as a house parent at the West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and Blind.  She was known for her affection and sense of humor. She often awoke the kids at home and at work by roaming the halls crowing like a rooster.  She is predeceased by her husband, Robert Shilling, her daughter Denise Shilling who died in infancy, and her sister Evelyn Leatherman.

Graveside services will be held Saturday August 14 at 11 a.m. at the Cedar Hill Cemetery in Mathias, WV.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks for donations to be made to the Alzheimer's Association, 225 N. Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60601.

All arrangements are being handled by McKee Funeral Home, Romney, WV.