Obituary
WASHINGTONa"Kaye Shipley, 60, of Washington died at 1:44 PM on Friday, August 28, 2009 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria.
Born on April 30, 1949 in Heber Springs, AR to Orvel and Mary Jo Bailey Dunn, she married Mark A. Shipley on August 10, 1968 in Mackinaw, IL; he survives.
Also surviving is her mother, Mary Jo Dunn of Searcy, AR; 2 sons, Michael Shipley of Atlanta, GA and Stephen (Joe Peek) Shipley of Peoria; 2 daughters, Kim (Ron) Pouilly of Peoria and Tammy Ramey of Washington; 5 grandchildren, Rebecca, Austin, Terry and Barbara Pouilly, all of Peoria, and Katherine Crisp of Washington; and her sister, Kathy (Bill) Fulcher of Ida, AR.
She was preceded in death by her father, and 2 nephews, Adam and Tim Perkins.
Kaye was the president of Illinois Women's Missionary Union (affiliated with the Southern Baptist Church). Missions were her passion, where she was active for many years.
She was a member of Roland Manor Baptist Church, where a funeral service will be held at 2 PM on Tuesday, September 1, 2009. The Rev. Steve Hardin will officiate. Visitation will be held on Monday, August 31 from 5-8 PM at Deiters Funeral Home and Crematory in Washington. Additional visitation will be held an hour prior to services at the church on Tuesday. Cremation rites will be accorded following services.
Kaye's life-verse was 2 Corinthians 4:7 which says, "But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us."
Visitation
SEP 1. 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Roland Manor Baptist Church
2433 Washington Street
Washington, IL, US
Service
SEP 1. 02:00 PM
Roland Manor Baptist Church
2433 Washington Street
Washington, IL, US