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Agnes Shipley Obituary
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Agnes Davis Shipley, 96, of Vilas, NC passed away on October 6th, while surrounded by her family in Greensboro. She went peacefully while holding hands with her husband of 71 years, Robert Gray Shipley, Sr., 101.
Mrs. Shipley was born in 1917 in McGaheysville, VA and grew up in the Shenandoah Valley with her parents N. Wilson and Ethel Hensley Davis and three sisters. She and her husband had four children and moved to the family farm in Vilas following World War II, where they were actively involved in the educational and agricultural communities.
Mrs. Shipley was preceded in death by her parents N. Wilson and Ethel Hensley Davis; sister, Vallie Lee Myers and husband, Hubert; sister Naomi Fuller and husband, Bennett; infant-daughter, Carol Shipley.
Mrs. Shipley is survived by her husband, Robert Gray Shipley; sister, Clara Davis Weakley and husband Richard, of Richmond Virginia; Children: Agnes Gray Shipley Moore and husband David, of Greensboro, NC; Robert Gray Shipley, Jr. and wife Ginny, of Raleigh, NC; Janie Davis Shipley and husband Mike Hammig, of Seneca, SC; Grandchildren: Natalie Shipley Smith and husband Brian, of Greensboro, NC; Angela Shipley Risk and husband Jeff, of Belmont, NC; David McDaniel Moore III and wife Hannah, of Alexandria, VA; Robert Gray Shipley III of Birmingham, AL; Joseph Gray Moore and wife Christy, of Greensboro, NC; and Laurel Davis Hammig of Stafford, VA; 9 great-grandchildren, 4 nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers donations may be made to: The Robert G. and Agnes D. Shipley Agricultural Endowment at NC Cooperative Extension Service Foundation, NCSU Box 7645, Raleigh, NC 27695-7645; Henson Chapel United Methodist Church, 120 Henson Hollow Rd., Vilas, NC 28698, or Relay For Life, 8821 Hwy 421 S., Deep Gap, NC 28618.
A visitation will be held Thursday, October 10, 2013 at Austin & Barnes Funeral Home in Boone, NC from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
The funeral will be Friday at 2:00 p.m. at Henson's Chapel United Methodist Church at 120 Henson Hollar Rd, Vilas, NC 28692.
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