John Ralph Shipp

John Ralph Shipp obituary, Ellijay, GA

John Ralph Shipp

John Shipp Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Bernhardt Funeral Home - Ellijay on Jul. 26, 2025.

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Mr. Johnnie "John" Ralph Shipp, age 99, passed away on Saturday, July 19th.
Mr. Shipp was cremated and will be laid to rest beside his loving wife, Mrs. Amie B. "Peggy" Shipp, in the Oak Hill Methodist Church Cemetery in Ellijay, GA at a later date.
Bernhardt Funeral Home of Ellijay is entrusted with the local arrangements.

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Tommy Towler

July 27, 2025

With deepest sympathy to the family in your time of sorrow. Mr. Shipp was a good man and dedicated to his brothers. Tommy and Ann Towler.

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163 River St. P.O. Box 466, Ellijay, GA 30540

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