Cecil Shipman
March 8, 1938 ~ March 18, 2010
Resided in:
Arden, NC
Asheville Butterfly Trail
Ralph Cecil "Cricket" Shipman, 72, of Cutshaw Drive, died Thursday, March 18, 2010.
A native of Buncombe County, he was the son of the late George and Rosie Bell Shipman and was the husband of the late Betty Jo Gasperson Shipman, who died in 2005. He also was preceded in death by a son, Russell Shipman. He was a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church.
Cecil is survived by his son, Randy C. Shipman of Arden; grandson, Tracy R. Shipman, his wife Stephanie and one great-granddaughter, Stacy, who was the apple of his eye. Cecil is also survived by his companion, Jor Ray; one sister, Mary Jo Bugg of Arden and one brother, Robert Shipman of Riverside, California.
A funeral service will be held at 2:00 pm Sunday at Mt. Zion Baptist Church conducted by the Reverends Cecil Robinson and Jack Plemmons. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7:00 until 8:30 pm on Saturday at Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to CarePartners Hospice, P.O. Box 25338, Asheville, NC 28813.
randy we love you and will always be here if you ever need us. if you need a quite place to sit and be alone come up anytime. love you lefty and mary
We are very sorry for your loss. Our thoughts and prayers are with your family. May God bless you with comfort and peace.
Randy we are so sorry to here about your dad. May the memory of your Daddy and the special life you
shared help ease the sadness of your loss. May the memories in your heart help sooth your sprit and may God give you strength an comfort through these times.
Dearest Sympathy
Bill & Ruby Fore
IM SORRY FOR THE LOST OF YOUR LOVED ONE CRICKET WAS AGOOD MAN AND A GOOD FRIEND TO ME HE WILL BE GREATLY MISSED AND LOVED SO OUR PRAYER GO OUT TO YALL AND THE FAMILY DOING THIS TIME OF GRIEVE WE LOVE YALL ALL , THE BUTLER FAMILY
Randy, I am so sorry about your Dad. He was a very special person. When my husband Jerry died he was the only person who called me besides my brother to see how I was doing. He knew exactly what I was going through and called me often. I loved him.
I’AM CRICKETS GREAT NIECE,I WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS MY DEEPEST SYMPATHY TO THE FAMILY.WE WILL MEET AGAIN WITH OUR HEAVENLY FATHER,JESUS IN THE PROMISE LAND.
Dear shipman family, so sorry for your loss. May the love of the Lord keep you in his arms. Our prayers are with you. The Kilby family, Lillian, Ketih & Barbara
Randy we are so sorry for the passing of your dad. He will always hold a special place in my heart. He was like a dad to me for 30 years. If you need anything we are here for you and Becky. May the Lord look over you and Becky in your time of need.
Thinking of you.
Terry & Cathy
Randy I am very sorry about Cricket. He was a good man and will be truly missed. Hold on to the memories that you have with your Dad it helps.
Randy and Becky, words just can not express the sadness and sorrow we felt in our hearts when we heard about your great loss. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family during this hard time and will always continue to be. May God bless you all, and keep you in his Tender,Love and Care always.
With Much Love,
When I lived next door to Cricket we liked to get together on his porch in the evenings and talk for an hour or two about GOD and Church and many other things in life and we were always borrowing each others tools.He was a really good friend.When we moved to Weaverville he came over to tell us good bye and we were all sad to part.I hadnt seen him much lately but we knew we were there for each other just a phone call away.He will be greatly missed. Gary Carnegie
Randy,
I know you are hurting right now, and words can’t heal the pain that this loss brings. I do want to let you know that I thought a LOT of your Dad, and he will be missed by many. Cricket was a great person. I was reminded yesterday of what your Dad was greeted with when he left this place, and that was ‘Well Done…MY Good and Faithful Servant’. He will be greatly missed.
Kim Blaylock
Cricket was my great-uncle. My thoughts and prayers for all the family.
Randy we are so sorry for the loss of your Dad. We never did get to meet him but Becky talks of him with great fondness and what a good man he was. No words can ease your pain right now .. just know he is with his Lord and Savior. We are here for you both.
I remember going to play horse shoes at uncle crickets house when i was growing up we had a great time i will miss you cricket and i love you very much and i love you also Randy I am praying for you LOve allways your cousin brenda
uncle cricket was always good too me and my mom i loved him
Randy & Becky, We are so sorry for your loss. Uncle Cricket was a great man and a very special brother to my Dad. Please know you all are in my prayers and thoughts.Be patient with yourself and remember all the love that was there. He was very proud of you. We are here if you need us or to just get away to the country. We Love you all
With deepest condolences from the O’Shields family.
Randy and Family,
Just wanted to extend my condolences on the loss of ‘Cricket’ He was always a kind and gentle person as I remember in the years that I attended Mt. Zion as a child. It doesn’t seem the same without the special people that we grew up around. I am thinking about you, Jo and everyone that his life touched. Prayers are with you….Mary
Randy and family: Death leaves a heartache thats hard to heal, love leaves a memory no one can steal. You all are in our prayers and thoughts. Your dad was my uncle, but I thought of him as my 2nd dad.
I thank God he was a ‘SPECIAL’ person in my life. He was always there if we ever needed him, sometimes just to talk to, sometimes for advice. I know him and Jo had some precious times together. I know one day we will see him again. Love to all
Randy and family: Death leaves a heartache thats hard to heal, love leaves a memory no one can steal. You all are in our prayers and thoughts. Your dad was my uncle, but I thought of him as my 2nd dad.
I thank God he was a ‘SPECIAL’ person in my life. He was always there if we ever needed him, sometimes just to talk to, sometimes for advice. I know him and Jo had some precious times together. I know one day we will see him again. Love to all