Park/e/s Families in Group 008

1921 - 2004 (83 years) Has 2 ancestors and 9 descendants in this family tree.

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Name	Shipley, Katherine Elizabeth
Birth	19 Nov 1921
Gender	Female
_DNA	Group 008
Lineage Key	AP
Death	1 Dec 2004	Spring City, Rhea Co., TN [1]
Burial	Spring City Memory Gardens, Rhea Co., TN
Person ID	I2303	Samuel Parks LK=AP
Last Modified	9 Aug 2026

Family Walker, Wendell Barton, b. 28 Jul 1922 d. 26 Nov 2007, Spring City, Rhea Co., TN (Age 85 years)

Marriage 29 Nov 1947

Children

	1. Living
	2. Living

Family ID F548 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 9 Aug 2026

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Katherine Shipley Walker
12-02-2004
Katherine Shipley Walker, 83, formerly of Spring City, died Thursday, Dec. 2, 2004. The daughter of the late Oliver and Matilda Green Shipley, Mrs. Walker lived in the Rhea county area since 1947. She was a graduate of Sale Creek High School, a homemaker and an active member of the Spring City Central Baptist Church, where she taught the adult ladies Sunday school class. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister Lorene Shipley; brother, Benjamin Shipley; and granddaughter, Lindsey Elizabeth Floyd. Survivors include her husband of 55 years, Wendell Barton Walker; son, Larry Walker and his wife, Donna, of Crossville; daughter, Carol Floyd and husband, Bill, of Sparta, TN; sister Jo Lowe of Chattanooga; brother Thomas Shipley of Dayton; brother Grady Shipley of Chattanooga; grandchildren, Mickey and Leigh Ann Walker, and Greg Floyd; and four great grandchildren. Services will be held Saturday, Dec. 4 at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, with Rev. Danny Carter and Rev. Mike Kerley presiding. Burial will follow in Spring City Memorial Gardens. Vaughn Funeral Home, Spring City, is in charge of arrangements.

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Katherine Shipley Walker
Died: 12-02-2004

Katherine Shipley Walker, 83, formerly of Spring City, died Thursday, Dec. 2, 2004. The daughter of the late Oliver and Matilda Green Shipley, Mrs. Walker lived in the Rhea county area since 1947. She was a graduate of Sale Creek High School, a homemaker and an active member of the Spring City Central Baptist Church, where she taught the adult ladies Sunday school class. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister Lorene Shipley; brother, Benjamin Shipley; and granddaughter, Lindsey Elizabeth Floyd. Survivors include her husband of 55 years, Wendell Barton Walker; son, Larry Walkerand his wife, Donna, of Crossville; daughter, Carol Floyd and husband, Bill, of Sparta, TN; sister Jo Lowe of Chattanooga; brother Thomas Shipley of Dayton; brother Grady Shipley of Chattanooga; grandchildren, Mickey and Leigh Ann Walker, and Greg Floyd; and four great grandchildren. Services will be held Saturday, Dec. 4 at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Vaughn Funeral Home, with Rev. Danny Carter and Rev. Mike Kerley presiding. Burial will follow in Spring City Memorial Gardens. Vaughn Funeral Home, Spring City, is in charge of arrangements.

Shipley, Katherine Elizabeth