Posted: 1:38 AM - Mar 15, 2010
From The Charlotte Observer dated 14 Jan 2010. See Legacy.com for Guest Book entries.
Patsy Dee Hopgood Shipp
Mrs. Shipp, of Cornelius, NC, formerly of Silver Spring, MD, returned to her Heavenly Father on Wednesday, January 13, 2010. She was 80 years young. She lived her life with unwavering faith, abiding love, profound wisdom, and in service to others. To the end, when asked how she felt, she answered 'happy.'
Patsy was born on May 15, 1927 in Washington, DC. Patsy and her eternal companion, Ralph Earl Shipp, raised their family--daughters, Dee Ann Buck (Irv), Fairfax, VA, Laura Lewis (John), Cornelius, NC and Robin Ritchey (Ken), Raleigh, NC, and son, Craig Shipp, Sarasota, FL, and taught their children to believe in God and Jesus Christ, and to love one another. Patsy excelled in her first career, full-time homemaker and later as a successful Realtor. She loved being 'Gammy' to 13 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren, and she frequently asked, 'Have I told you today that I love you?'
Patsy is also survived by brothers, Roy, Earl, Daniel; sister, Sandra Rada and every heart she ever touched and every hand she ever held. She only gave hugs, never handshakes.
A celebration of her life will begin with the visitation on Friday, January 15, from 6 to 8 p.m., at Cavin-Cook Funeral Home, 494 East Plaza Drive, Mooresville, NC. The memorial service will be on Saturday, January 16, at 3 p.m., at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 148 Lazy Lane, Mooresville, NC. Interment at Sharon Memorial Park, Charlotte, NC, will be private.
In lieu of flowers, Patsy would like everyone to begin a Christmas Jar (see www.patsydeeshipp.com for details) or donate to Hospice of Lake Norman, 705 Griffith St., Suite 203, Davidson, NC, 28056.
Cavin-Cook Funeral Home, Mooresville, NC, is serving the Shipp Family.
From The USS Calloway Newsletter by Wallace and Dorothy Shipp Vol. 43 #1.
Mrs. Patsy Dee Hopgood Shipp, died January 13, 2010 at her home in Cornelius, North Carolina from lung cancer, stage IV. She grew up in the Palisades area of Washington, D.C. She lived in Maryland and in 1995 moved to Cornelius, N.C. Patsy was a retired real estate agent. She also was a member of the Methodist Church for 30 years. She was a member of the Mormon Church and served in a Mission for the Church of Latter Day Saints in Knoxville, Tenn. She enjoyed traveling in the United States and in their motor home. She enjoyed also spending time at home with her large family.
She was buried in a crypt in the Sharon Memorial Park Building, Charlotte, N.C.
A family photo was made in December 2009.
She attended Key, Gordon Jr. High and Western High schools in Washington, D.C.
Surviving are daughters Dee Ann Buck (Irv), Fairfax, Va.; Laura and (John) Lewis, Cornelius, Robin (Ken) Ritchey, Raleigh, N.C.; a son Craig Shipp of Sarasota, Fla. and Thurmont, Md. plus numerous grand and great grandchildren.
Donations may be made to the Hospice of Lake Norman, 705 Griffith St. #203, Davidson, N.C. 28056.
Donations may also be made by placing money in a pint jar and when full giving the jar to someone in need in honor of Patsy Shipp and maybe do this each year in her memory.
She met Ralph Shipp while in elementary school and they recently celebrated their 62nd Wedding anniversary.
Her brothers Roy Edward (Ted) Hopgood, Henry (Skipper) Hopgood, Daniel King Hopgood and a sister Sandy Hopgood Rada survive.
Arrangements were by the Cavin-Look Funeral Home, 494 East Plaza Drive, Mooresville, N.C.
Patsy was the sister-in-law to the editors.
Patsy Dee Hopgood Shipp
Mrs. Shipp, of Cornelius, NC, formerly of Silver Spring, MD, returned to her Heavenly Father on Wednesday, January 13, 2010. She was 80 years young. She lived her life with unwavering faith, abiding love, profound wisdom, and in service to others. To the end, when asked how she felt, she answered 'happy.'
Patsy was born on May 15, 1927 in Washington, DC. Patsy and her eternal companion, Ralph Earl Shipp, raised their family--daughters, Dee Ann Buck (Irv), Fairfax, VA, Laura Lewis (John), Cornelius, NC and Robin Ritchey (Ken), Raleigh, NC, and son, Craig Shipp, Sarasota, FL, and taught their children to believe in God and Jesus Christ, and to love one another. Patsy excelled in her first career, full-time homemaker and later as a successful Realtor. She loved being 'Gammy' to 13 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren, and she frequently asked, 'Have I told you today that I love you?'
Patsy is also survived by brothers, Roy, Earl, Daniel; sister, Sandra Rada and every heart she ever touched and every hand she ever held. She only gave hugs, never handshakes.
A celebration of her life will begin with the visitation on Friday, January 15, from 6 to 8 p.m., at Cavin-Cook Funeral Home, 494 East Plaza Drive, Mooresville, NC. The memorial service will be on Saturday, January 16, at 3 p.m., at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 148 Lazy Lane, Mooresville, NC. Interment at Sharon Memorial Park, Charlotte, NC, will be private.
In lieu of flowers, Patsy would like everyone to begin a Christmas Jar (see www.patsydeeshipp.com for details) or donate to Hospice of Lake Norman, 705 Griffith St., Suite 203, Davidson, NC, 28056.
Cavin-Cook Funeral Home, Mooresville, NC, is serving the Shipp Family.
From The USS Calloway Newsletter by Wallace and Dorothy Shipp Vol. 43 #1.
Mrs. Patsy Dee Hopgood Shipp, died January 13, 2010 at her home in Cornelius, North Carolina from lung cancer, stage IV. She grew up in the Palisades area of Washington, D.C. She lived in Maryland and in 1995 moved to Cornelius, N.C. Patsy was a retired real estate agent. She also was a member of the Methodist Church for 30 years. She was a member of the Mormon Church and served in a Mission for the Church of Latter Day Saints in Knoxville, Tenn. She enjoyed traveling in the United States and in their motor home. She enjoyed also spending time at home with her large family.
She was buried in a crypt in the Sharon Memorial Park Building, Charlotte, N.C.
A family photo was made in December 2009.
She attended Key, Gordon Jr. High and Western High schools in Washington, D.C.
Surviving are daughters Dee Ann Buck (Irv), Fairfax, Va.; Laura and (John) Lewis, Cornelius, Robin (Ken) Ritchey, Raleigh, N.C.; a son Craig Shipp of Sarasota, Fla. and Thurmont, Md. plus numerous grand and great grandchildren.
Donations may be made to the Hospice of Lake Norman, 705 Griffith St. #203, Davidson, N.C. 28056.
Donations may also be made by placing money in a pint jar and when full giving the jar to someone in need in honor of Patsy Shipp and maybe do this each year in her memory.
She met Ralph Shipp while in elementary school and they recently celebrated their 62nd Wedding anniversary.
Her brothers Roy Edward (Ted) Hopgood, Henry (Skipper) Hopgood, Daniel King Hopgood and a sister Sandy Hopgood Rada survive.
Arrangements were by the Cavin-Look Funeral Home, 494 East Plaza Drive, Mooresville, N.C.
Patsy was the sister-in-law to the editors.