Barbara Shipley Butler, 69 years of Seaman, passed away Tuesday, January 18, 2011 at Adams County Regional Medical Center.
She was born in Brown County, Ohio on August 22, 1941 the daughter of the late Roy and Dorothy Brown Shipley.
Besides her parents she was preceded in death by one brother; Ruben Fenton.
Barbara attended the Seaman Presbyterian Church, she was also the secretary for the Seaman American Legion Auxiliary Post #633, she was on the Seaman Board of Public Affairs, drove for the Seaman Life Squad for 26 years, a member of the Scott Township Ladies Auxiliary Fire Department, and she mowed various yards and cemeteries for several years.
She is survived by her husband of fifty years, Verl Butler of Seaman, one son and daughter-in-law; Randy and Lisa Butler of Seaman, two step sons; Mike Butler of Peebles and Dean and Margaret Butler of Austin, Texas, one brother and sister-in-law; Donald and Pam Shipley of Antioch, Illinois, two sisters; Betty Boe of Sauk Village, Illinois and Shirley Shipley of Sardinia, seven grandchildren, four great grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, January 22, 2011 at 11:00 A.M. at the Wallace-Thompson Funeral Home, Lewis-Sullivan Chapel in Seaman with Brother Kenny Cousar officiating. Burial will follow in Mt. Leigh Cemetery.
Friends may call on Friday from 6:00 till 8:00 P.M. at the Wallace-Thompson Funeral Home, Lewis-Sullivan Chapel in Seaman.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Hope, 215 Hughes Blvd. Mt. Orab, Ohio 45154 or the Seaman Life Squad, 17955 State Route 247 Seaman, Ohio 45679.
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