Estella Jean Shipley
Estella Jean Shipley, 88, of Uniontown, formerly of South Connellsville, passed away Tuesday, March 13, 2012 in Point Manor North Personal Care Home, Uniontown.
She was born January 13, 1924 in Duck Hollow, Fayette County, a daughter of the late Earl and Anna May Waycoff Jeffers.
She was a graduate of the former Dunbar Township High School in with the class of 1942. She was a longtime member of the Albright United Methodist Church in South Connellsville. She was also a member of the South Connellsville Volunteer Fire Department Ladies’ Auxiliary. Jean was formerly employed by Bell Telephone, Anchor Glass, Oglevee Limited, and the Glenn Daniels family, all of Connellsville.
Jean is survived by her loving husband of 64 years, Roy ‘Barney’ Shipley Sr.; her children Karen Lewis and husband Bob of Albany Ind., Susan Gallagher and husband Denny of Smithfield and Roy ‘Barney’ Shipley Jr. and wife Kim of Normalville; her sister Shirley Getchell of Fairfax, Va.; her five grandchildren, her seven great grandchildren, and her great-great grandchild.
In addition to her parents Jean was preceded in death by four brothers and two sisters.
Family and friends will be received Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the BROOKS FUNERAL HOME INC., 111 E. Green St., Connellsville, (724-628-1430), where a funeral service will be held Saturday at 11:000 a.m., with the Rev. Randy C. Newell officiating. A committal service and interment will follow in the Normalville Cemetery.
To sign the online registry please visit www.brooksfuneralhomes.com