Willie Ray Shipp, 78
Willie Ray Shipp of Campbellsville, son of the late Raymond Shipp and Annie Hord Shipp, was born in Taylor County, Kentucky, April 1, 1932. He died at 7:00 A.M., Wednesday, March 23, 2011 in Campbellsville. Age: 78
He was a farmer in Taylor County all his life.
He had professed faith in Christ and was a member of the First Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
He served his country honorably in the United States Army, working as a dozer and dirt pan instructor with the Army Corps of Engineers.
He united in marriage to Kay Benningfield June 2, 1963.
Besides his wife, Kay Shipp, he is survived by two sons: Louis Ray Shipp and David Glenn Shipp and wife, Janice of Campbellsville; one granddaughter, Annie Kay Shipp;
two step-grandchildren: Natalie Sallee and Andrew Bowen; one sister-in-law, Loenell Shipp of Campbellsville; several nieces and nephews and many other relatives and friends.
He was also preceded in death by three brothers: Richard “Dick” Shipp, Glenwood Shipp, and one brother in infancy.
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VISITATION: After 5:00 P.M., Friday, March 25, 2011 at the Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home
FUNERAL SERVICES: 12:00 Noon, Saturday, March 26, 2011 at the Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home in Campbellsville by Rev. Wayne Brooks
BURIAL: Brookside Cemetery
