Walter Burl Shipley

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Meredith Funeral Home - Carbondale

Posted event

October 2, 2025

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Celebration of Life

2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

St. Nicholas Brewing Co. MDH

665 N Airport Rd, Murphysboro, IL 62966

Meredith Funeral Home - Carbondale

Posted an obituary

October 2, 2025

Walter Shipley Obituary

Walter Burl Shipley, 82, passed away peacefully on September 11, 2025 at 12:31pm at home surrounded by family. He was born on March 14, 1943, in Lenoir City, TN, to John and Bessie (Huskey) Shipley. He was the beloved father of Laura Ann Bishop... Read Walter Shipley's Obituary