Wilbur A. "Red or Ship" Shipley, age 86 of Blairsville, formerly of Salamanca, NY, Auburn, IN and Ridgeley, WV.

He was born in 1935 in Bidwell, Pa to Paul and Ruth Buzard Shipley.

Red attended the Blairsville Methodist Church and was a member of the Kawinis Club, and was a member of the F & AM Masonic Lodge in Great Valley, NY.

A veteran of the US Army, he served in both active duty and the Army Reserves.

Ship was employed by the BR&P Railroad, the B&O Railroad, the Chessie Systems and Amtrak. He rose to the position of Officer and was also an instructor in both the Cumberland Md Schools and the Jamaica School. He was employed by the railroad for 53 years.

He enjoyed all of the Pittsburgh Professional Sports. He also liked socializing and being outdoors. Red never met a stranger and was always quick with a joke or to share his passion for the Railroad. Some of the fondest memories the family has is the time spent at Camp in the mountains of the Laurel Highlands.

Red is survived by his wife of 52 years, Elizabeth "Jean"; two sons, James Evans and wife Betty, Clark, PA; Dwayne Shipley and wife Laurie, Oklahoma City, OK; five grandchildren, Jeremy Shipley, Kacie (Hunter) Ryan, Sarah (Vincent) D'Angelo, Becky (John) Pigza, Jenny (Ryan) Patterson; 13 great grandchildren; one sister, Betty McTish, Allentown; and a life-long friend Gene "Woody" and Peg Woodworth, Salamanca, NY; and numerous nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, his first wife Lois Ellen Barnhart Shipley, infant daughter Linda Sue, a brother Wayne Shipley, sisters Evelyn Shoop, Barbara Shipley and Catherine Williams.

Friends will be received on Wednesday from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Bowser-Minich Funeral Home, Indiana. Private interment will be made in the Lakelawn Memorial Cemetery, Reynoldsville.

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Wednesday, June 2, 2021 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Bowser-Minich Funeral Home 500 Ben Franklin Road South Indiana, PA 15701