Johnny Shipton Obituary
We are sad to announce that on December 28, 2020 we had to say goodbye to Johnny Shipton of Gaston, North Carolina. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Johnny Shipton to show support.
He was predeceased by: his parents, John Cescorio Shipton and Mary Williams; and his sister Barbara Weaver. He is survived by: his wife Sherry Shipton of Kings Mountain; his daughters, Samantha Neal and Tammy Farrow of Gastonia; his stepdaughter Blair Walker of Cherryville; his adoptive daughter Morgan Shipton of Kings Mountain; his sister Dorothy Weaver of Gastonia; and his grandchildren, Sonia, Donavon, Chloe, Delaney, Dominick, Joseph, Kennedy, Olivia, Bella, Cheyanne, Leland and Jaden.
He fought an 18 day battle against Covid-Pneumonia as well as Ecoli at the hospital in Shelby, NC.
In lieu of flowers, please donate to Westview Baptist Church in Gastonia, NC or directly to the Tallent Funeral Home. There is also a GoFundMe that was setup to help pay for his final expenses and that can be found at this web address https: //http://www.gofundme.com.