William Driver Shippen, Sr.

Retired Lt. Col. William Driver Shippen, Sr., age 80 of Cleveland passed away on Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at his residence.

Mr. Shippen was born in Mississippi County, Arkansas on January 25, 1929 to the late Herbert Truman and Marguerite Driver Shippen. He was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, having served in Vietnam and the Korean War. He retired as a Lt. Col. Mr. Shippen was a member of The Rock of Cleveland.

Survivors include his wife: Louise Shippen, Cleveland; sons: William Driver Shippen, Jr. MD, Clarksville, TN, Frank Adams Shippen, Beaufort, SC and Alan Gray Shippen Covington; sisters: Delia Shippen Partlow, Blytheville, AR and Elizabeth Shippen, Osceola, AR; grandchildren: Melissa Shippen, William Shippen III, Ryan Shippen, Vicki Seal, Richard Elliott, Mark Elliott, Mike Elliott, Cheryl Lewis and Lisa Short.

Memorial services will be held at 2:00 PM on Saturday, November 21, 2009 from the Chapel of Barrett Funeral Home with the Rev. David Crowe officiating.

The family will receive friends from 1:00 to 2:00 PM prior to the service on Saturday.

Online condolences may be made to the family at barrettfh.com.

Barrett Funeral Home of Cleveland, Georgia