Ella Lorraine Shipley's Obituary
Ella Lorraine Shipley (83) who resides in Walkersville with her granddaughter Lindsey Longenecker, went home to be with the Lord on March 21, 2024. In her earlier years, she worked for Kountry Kitchen in Thurmont and she was also a homemaker. She also enjoyed playing games on the computer, flowers, playing BINGO, cooking big meals for holidays, and going fishing. She is survived by her children; Sons: Thomas Brown and wife Pam of Cascade, Jeffrey Brown and wife Melissa of Middleburg, Ronnie Shipley of Clear Springs; Daughters: Martha Ann Longenecker and husband Timothy of Woodsboro, Lisa Hurley of Thurmont; Daughter-in-Law: Judy Brown of Westminster; three (3) sisters Betty Tennyson (PA), Sandra Upfold (NY), Sharon Ervine (FL); three (3) brothers John (VA), David of Westminster, and Donnie (FL); 16 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by a son Joseph Brown, her parents Norman and Cora Pyles, brothers Stanley, James, Ricky, Douglas, Carl, Ronnie, Robert and Gerald.
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