Obituary: Lynda "Missy" Parker Etheridge Shupe, 66, of Redding

BUXTON, ME - Lynda "Missy" Parker Etheridge Shupe, age 66, was struck and killed instantly by a distracted driver while raking leaves and gardening in the front yard of her home on June 1, 2019.

Missy was born in Pasadena, California on October 3, 1952, a daughter of the late William B.
Etheridge and Lynda Wilhelmina William-Jorgensen. After graduating from The Hewitt School
for girls, in New York City, Missy went on to study at the University of New Hampshire and the
American School in Paris.

She met Kenneth Shupe on the Swedish American Line "M.S.Kungsholm" while on a 37 day
European cruise in 1973. Missy and Ken were married in Darien in 1975 and made homes
in Salt Lake City, UT; Redding; and in Buxton, ME. Missy was an active member of Christ
Church Episcopal Parish in Redding where she served as a Chalice Minister and Vestry
Member. She was employed as a bookkeeper; office manager; and special projects manager
while in Connecticut; and then owned and operated Board Silly Puzzles & Games in Old Orchard Beach, ME before retiring.

Missy enjoyed gardening, sewing, cooking and baking, skiing, kayaking, board games, bird-
watching, researching ancestry, walking with her Boxer dog "Gus," and spending time with her beloved family, friends, and neighbors.

She was predeceased by a step-brother Michael G. Ewing who passed away in 2018. Missy
is survived by her husband of 44 years, Kenneth J. Shupe; her children, Erika E. Shupe of
Fargo, ND; and Alexander J. Shupe and his children Annika and Andrew of Scarborough, ME;
brothers William B. Etheridge of Stamford; Jorgen W. Etheridge and his wife Anne of
Phoenix, AZ; and Kent W. Etheridge of Blodgett, OR; sister-in-law Helen J. Ryder of Ocean
Park, ME; brother-in-law Marvin C. Shupe, Jr. and wife Marilyn of Scottsdale, AZ. She is also
survived by two step-daughters, Donna L. Bondi of Collegeville, PA; and Karen L. Stump of
Syracuse, IN; five step-grandchildren, one step great-grandchild, and many nieces and
nephews.

A memorial service was held on June 5 at the Old White Church in Bar Mills, ME, officiated by
Rev. Dr. Charles Reed. A private burial was held on June 6 at South Buxton Cemetery.
Online condolence messages can be submitted at www.mainefuneral.com. Contributions may
be made in memory of Lynda “Missy” Shupe to Second Chance Boxer Rescue, Inc. P.O. Box
525, Woolwich, ME, 04579 in honor of her lifelong love and devotion for Boxer dogs.
http://www.secondchanceboxer.com/donate.html