Annie Laura Shipley

Annie Laura Shipley, 99, of Shelbyville, Indiana, left our presence to be with her Lord and Saviour on Wednesday, December 7, 2016 at Major Hospital. She was born July 31, 1917, in Murray, Kentucky, the daughter of John and Eppie (Storey) Humphreys. Annie is survived by her eight children, Charles Motheral and wife, June, of Kerrville, Texas, LeRoy Shipley Jr. and wife, Gloria, of Indianapolis, Robert Shipley and wife, Marsha, of Royal Palm Beach, Florida, Mary Holbrook Jones and husband, JJ, of DeMotte, Margaret Altman, of Norman, Oklahoma, Linda Montgomery McBrayer and husband, John, of Morehead, Kentucky, formerly of Shelbyville, John Shipley and wife, Penny, of Martinsville, and Wanda Chessor and husband, James, of North Judson; 27 grandchildren; 51 great-grandchildren; and eight great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; sisters, Ruby Johnson, Era Price, Lockie Belle Humphreys and Lela Richerson; two grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; and two husbands, Merritt Motheral and LeRoy Shipley Sr. Annie was a member of the First Assembly of God Church for over 45 years, where she was formerly a Sunday school teacher and missionette leader. She retired in 1979, after 17 years of service from a manufacturing plant. Annie was also a member of Rosie the Riveters, a group of ladies that worked in Highland Park, near Detroit, during World War II, making bomb sites. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, December 9, 2016 at Freeman Family Funeral Homes and Crematory, Carmony-Ewing Chapel, 819 S. Harrison St. in Shelbyville and from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday, December 10, 2016 at the First Assembly of God Church, 1115 St. Joseph St. in Shelbyville. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the church, with Pastor Allen Springer officiating. Interment will be at Lewis Creek Baptist Cemetery in Shelby County. Memorial contributions may be made to the Cancer Association of Shelby County, PO Box 844, Shelbyville, Indiana 46176 or Wheeler Mission, 205 E. New York St., Indianapolis, Indiana 46204.