Dora Jean (Ratcliff) Shipe Obituary
The world bids farewell to Dora Jean (Ratcliff) Shipe (Staunton, Virginia), departing on October 22, 2024 at the age of 85. Dora Jean leaves behind memories cherished by the community. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.
She was predeceased by: her spouse Thomas Eugene Shipe; her parents, William Wallace Ratcliff and Mary Virginia Ratcliff (Hise); her son Tommy Lee Shipe; her grandson Thomas Eugene "Tommy" Breeden; and her siblings, John Oscar Ratcliff (Nancy), Mary Rudin (Ratcliff), Doris Virginia Doyle and Betty Boyd (Ratcliff).
She is survived by: her children, Robert William Shipe of Staunton, James Edward Shipe of Stuarts Draft, Deborah Kay "Debbie" Breeden (Jake Alexander) of Fork Union and Mary Virginia Almarode (Don Flint) of Crimora; her daughters-in-law, Teresa, Kim and Janette Shipe; her siblings, Ronnie Duncan (Shelvy) of Stuarts Draft, Annie Mae Wood (Ratcliff) of Staunton, Hazel Irene Bobb (Ratcliff) of Tennessee and Marni Janett West (Steve) of Waynesboro; and her brother-in-law Robert Boyd of Union Town, Ohio. She is also survived by twelve grandchildren; sixteen great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
It is suggested that those desiring make memorial contributions to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 4110, Glen Allen, VA 23058.
