He is survived by seven sisters; Wanda Guenther, Phyllis Sheldon, Paula Swarek, Barbara Wells, Donna McDaniel, Florence Sillmore, and Mary Smith; and seven brothers, Everett, Kenneth, Levi, Leroy, Eddie, Jay and John Shipley.
Graveside service will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, December 2, 2016 at the Hall Cemetery Arbor in Natural Dam, under the direction of Edwards Van-Alma Funeral Home of Van Buren, AR.
Pallbearers will be Jay Shipley, Eddie Shipley, Jimmy Shipley, Derek Noahubi, Trey Douglas, and Noah Shipley.
