Ruth Crabtree Shipley
Ruth Crabtree Shipley
November 28, 1917 ~ November 25, 2007
Ruth Crabtree Shipley, 89, of Temple Hill, died Sunday, November 25, 2007. A daughter of the late Harrison and Lillie Arterburn Crabtree, she was a homemaker and a member of the Oak Grove Baptist Church.
Survivors include one son, Harold David Shipley and wife, Kaye, of Glasgow; one daughter, Dixie Renfro and husband, Joe, of Glasgow; one step-son, Ralph Shipley and wife, Gloria, of Glasgow; one sister, Blanche Reneau; four grandchildren, Chad Renfro, Jason Renfro, Brad Shipley and Brandon Shipley; four step-grandchildren, Clifton Shipley, Craig Shipley, Connie Garmon and Carla Deckard; one great-grandchild, Brooke Renfro; five step-great-grandchildren, Stephanie, Andy and Alex Garmon, Jonathan Shipley and Kelsay Deckard; one step-great-great grandchild, Drew Garmon; two sisters-in-law, Essie Shipley and Helen Shipley; several nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Haskell Shipley; three sisters, Olene Lawson, Cletra Mayfield and Glady Marshall; two brothers, Mitchell Crabtree and Paul Crabtree; several sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law.
Funeral services will be held 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 28, 2007, at the Hatcher & Saddler Funeral Home with entombment at Happy Valley Memorial Gardens. Friends may call after 2:00 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
