COLUMBIA, March 10 (Special) -- George Lemuel Shipp, 75, prominent Caldwell parish planter and businessman, died at his home near Columbia early today after an illness of several months.
Mr. Shipp was a member of the Caldwell parish school board for 18 years and also served on the jury commission for a number of years. In addition to his plantation and other land holdings locations in the northern sector of Caldwell parish, he was vice-president of Monroe Farm Equipment Company, Inc., in Monroe and president of the Cor[e]y Gin Company at Columbia.
For a number of years he owned and operated the Columbia Implement and Grocery Company here.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday in the Baptist Church at Columbia with the Rev. Sam Holliday officiating. Interment will be in the Fellowship Cemetery under the direction of Riser's Funeral Home.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. May Gilbert Shipp, three daughters, Mrs. G. A. Mann and Mrs. Hartford Jackson both of Columbia and Mrs. Eg[l]in McKeithen of Hodge, one sister, Mrs. Clarence Hague of Columbia and three brothers, Thomas Shipp of Fort Sumner, N.M., Henry Shipp of Hebert and James Shipp of Bosco. Other survivors are two grandsons, one granddaughter and a number of nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers will be B. E. Gambrell, Ted Johnston, J. M. Rawland, O. N. Reynolds, John McKeithen and L. L. Jackson.
One of north Louisiana's most widely known philanthropist[s], Mr. Shipp attended the Baptist church on his plantation which he gave to members of that faith and which was the only church in that section of the parish for several years. He was also a member of the Kiwanis Club.
Born in Ouachita parish February 15, 1879, Mr. Shipp moved to Caldwell parish at the age of 21. In 1903, he married the former Mary May Gilbert, the daughter of the late J. A. Gilbert.
The Shipp family is prominently associated with the history of Union and Caldwell parishes, having had its origin in Union parish long before the war between the states when the late George Lemuel Shipp, paternal grandfather of the deceased, moved from the state of Georgia to settle in Union parish.
Published in The Monroe News-Star (LA), Wednesday, March 10, 1954
Mr. Shipp was a member of the Caldwell parish school board for 18 years and also served on the jury commission for a number of years. In addition to his plantation and other land holdings locations in the northern sector of Caldwell parish, he was vice-president of Monroe Farm Equipment Company, Inc., in Monroe and president of the Cor[e]y Gin Company at Columbia.
For a number of years he owned and operated the Columbia Implement and Grocery Company here.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday in the Baptist Church at Columbia with the Rev. Sam Holliday officiating. Interment will be in the Fellowship Cemetery under the direction of Riser's Funeral Home.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. May Gilbert Shipp, three daughters, Mrs. G. A. Mann and Mrs. Hartford Jackson both of Columbia and Mrs. Eg[l]in McKeithen of Hodge, one sister, Mrs. Clarence Hague of Columbia and three brothers, Thomas Shipp of Fort Sumner, N.M., Henry Shipp of Hebert and James Shipp of Bosco. Other survivors are two grandsons, one granddaughter and a number of nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers will be B. E. Gambrell, Ted Johnston, J. M. Rawland, O. N. Reynolds, John McKeithen and L. L. Jackson.
One of north Louisiana's most widely known philanthropist[s], Mr. Shipp attended the Baptist church on his plantation which he gave to members of that faith and which was the only church in that section of the parish for several years. He was also a member of the Kiwanis Club.
Born in Ouachita parish February 15, 1879, Mr. Shipp moved to Caldwell parish at the age of 21. In 1903, he married the former Mary May Gilbert, the daughter of the late J. A. Gilbert.
The Shipp family is prominently associated with the history of Union and Caldwell parishes, having had its origin in Union parish long before the war between the states when the late George Lemuel Shipp, paternal grandfather of the deceased, moved from the state of Georgia to settle in Union parish.
Published in The Monroe News-Star (LA), Wednesday, March 10, 1954
COLUMBIA, March 10 (Special) -- George Lemuel Shipp, 75, prominent Caldwell parish planter and businessman, died at his home near Columbia early today after an illness of several months.
Mr. Shipp was a member of the Caldwell parish school board for 18 years and also served on the jury commission for a number of years. In addition to his plantation and other land holdings locations in the northern sector of Caldwell parish, he was vice-president of Monroe Farm Equipment Company, Inc., in Monroe and president of the Cor[e]y Gin Company at Columbia.
For a number of years he owned and operated the Columbia Implement and Grocery Company here.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday in the Baptist Church at Columbia with the Rev. Sam Holliday officiating. Interment will be in the Fellowship Cemetery under the direction of Riser's Funeral Home.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. May Gilbert Shipp, three daughters, Mrs. G. A. Mann and Mrs. Hartford Jackson both of Columbia and Mrs. Eg[l]in McKeithen of Hodge, one sister, Mrs. Clarence Hague of Columbia and three brothers, Thomas Shipp of Fort Sumner, N.M., Henry Shipp of Hebert and James Shipp of Bosco. Other survivors are two grandsons, one granddaughter and a number of nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers will be B. E. Gambrell, Ted Johnston, J. M. Rawland, O. N. Reynolds, John McKeithen and L. L. Jackson.
One of north Louisiana's most widely known philanthropist[s], Mr. Shipp attended the Baptist church on his plantation which he gave to members of that faith and which was the only church in that section of the parish for several years. He was also a member of the Kiwanis Club.
Born in Ouachita parish February 15, 1879, Mr. Shipp moved to Caldwell parish at the age of 21. In 1903, he married the former Mary May Gilbert, the daughter of the late J. A. Gilbert.
The Shipp family is prominently associated with the history of Union and Caldwell parishes, having had its origin in Union parish long before the war between the states when the late George Lemuel Shipp, paternal grandfather of the deceased, moved from the state of Georgia to settle in Union parish.
Published in The Monroe News-Star (LA), Wednesday, March 10, 1954
Mr. Shipp was a member of the Caldwell parish school board for 18 years and also served on the jury commission for a number of years. In addition to his plantation and other land holdings locations in the northern sector of Caldwell parish, he was vice-president of Monroe Farm Equipment Company, Inc., in Monroe and president of the Cor[e]y Gin Company at Columbia.
For a number of years he owned and operated the Columbia Implement and Grocery Company here.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday in the Baptist Church at Columbia with the Rev. Sam Holliday officiating. Interment will be in the Fellowship Cemetery under the direction of Riser's Funeral Home.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. May Gilbert Shipp, three daughters, Mrs. G. A. Mann and Mrs. Hartford Jackson both of Columbia and Mrs. Eg[l]in McKeithen of Hodge, one sister, Mrs. Clarence Hague of Columbia and three brothers, Thomas Shipp of Fort Sumner, N.M., Henry Shipp of Hebert and James Shipp of Bosco. Other survivors are two grandsons, one granddaughter and a number of nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers will be B. E. Gambrell, Ted Johnston, J. M. Rawland, O. N. Reynolds, John McKeithen and L. L. Jackson.
One of north Louisiana's most widely known philanthropist[s], Mr. Shipp attended the Baptist church on his plantation which he gave to members of that faith and which was the only church in that section of the parish for several years. He was also a member of the Kiwanis Club.
Born in Ouachita parish February 15, 1879, Mr. Shipp moved to Caldwell parish at the age of 21. In 1903, he married the former Mary May Gilbert, the daughter of the late J. A. Gilbert.
The Shipp family is prominently associated with the history of Union and Caldwell parishes, having had its origin in Union parish long before the war between the states when the late George Lemuel Shipp, paternal grandfather of the deceased, moved from the state of Georgia to settle in Union parish.
Published in The Monroe News-Star (LA), Wednesday, March 10, 1954
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