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Ray Calvin SHIPLEY

Hickory Springs Cemetery
Bradley County,
Arkansas

Ray
February 7, 1925 - August 10, 2018

Betty
August 18, 1925 - June 5, 2008

*Obituary
Ray Calvin Shipley, Sr., age 93, of Warren, AR, died on Friday, August 10, 2018 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He was born February 7, 1925, in Hermitage, Arkansas to Iva Hazel Green Shipley and Jesse Calvin Shipley. Except for brief absences, he spent his life in Bradley County, working in auto parts sales, clothing sales, and, for the final 18 years of his career, as a representative of MetLife Insurance. He was a member of the Hickory Springs A.R.P. Church in Bradley County, Arkansas. He enjoyed many hobbies, including horseback riding, photography, and winemaking, and often sang and played violin at local events and religious services. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Betty Jean Carr Shipley, to whom he was married from 1945 until her death in 2008, and by his parents and his brother, Paul Leslie Shipley. He is survived by his son, Ray Calvin Shipley, Jr. (Vickie) of Arkadelphia, Arkansas and his daughter Carla Jean Shipley Vandal (Donnie) of Baton Rouge, Louisiana; 5 grandchildren, Bronwyn Perry Doyle (Russ), Laura Vandal Chancey (Caleb), Matthew Vandal, Jessica Shipley Wallace (Brad) and Amber Rook Eltrich; 10 great grandchildren

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Submitted: 5/20/19 • Approved: 8/28/19 • Last Updated: 6/27/23 • R1269929-G1269929-S3

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