Individual Details
Oscar Lynn Shipp Jr.
(25 Aug 1941 - 13 Sep 2008)
Oscar Lynn Shipp Jr.
MINEOLA - Graveside services for Oscar Lynn Shipp Jr., 67, Mineola, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Tuesday at Roselawn Memorial Gardens with the Rev. James Fowler officiating. Arrangements under direction of Beaty Funeral Home, Mineola.
Mr. Shipp died Sept. 13, 2008, in a Tyler hospital.
He was born Aug. 25, 1941, in Mineola, to the late Oscar Lynn Sr. and Obie Bruner Ship. Me. Ship graduated from East Texas State University and served in the Navy. He retired as a railroad engineer from Cotton Belt and Union Pacific Railroad. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Mineola and Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.
Survivors include his wife, Nelda Shipp, Mineola; sisters, Dianne Bishop and Suzette Wright, both of Mineola; nieces and nephews.
Family will receive friends 6-8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
If desired, memorials may be made in the name of Jessie and Margie Whitis to Scholarship Fund at Mary Hardin Baylor.
MINEOLA - Graveside services for Oscar Lynn Shipp Jr., 67, Mineola, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Tuesday at Roselawn Memorial Gardens with the Rev. James Fowler officiating. Arrangements under direction of Beaty Funeral Home, Mineola.
Mr. Shipp died Sept. 13, 2008, in a Tyler hospital.
He was born Aug. 25, 1941, in Mineola, to the late Oscar Lynn Sr. and Obie Bruner Ship. Me. Ship graduated from East Texas State University and served in the Navy. He retired as a railroad engineer from Cotton Belt and Union Pacific Railroad. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Mineola and Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.
Survivors include his wife, Nelda Shipp, Mineola; sisters, Dianne Bishop and Suzette Wright, both of Mineola; nieces and nephews.
Family will receive friends 6-8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
If desired, memorials may be made in the name of Jessie and Margie Whitis to Scholarship Fund at Mary Hardin Baylor.
Events
| Birth | 25 Aug 1941 | Mineola, Wood County, Texas |  |  | |
| Marriage | 21 Nov 1970 | Wood County, Texas - Nelda Irene Whitis | | | |
| Residence | 1 Jul 1993 | Mineola, Wood County, Texas | | | |
| Death | 13 Sep 2008 | Tyler, Smith County, Texas | | | |
| Burial | Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Mineola, Wood County, Texas | |
Families
| Spouse | Nelda Irene Whitis (1945 - 2018) |
| Father | Oscar Lynn Shipp Sr. (1920 - 1998) |
| Mother | Obie Bruner (1918 - 2000) |
| Sibling | Living |
| Sibling | Martha Suzette Shipp (1946 - 2010) |
Notes
Birth
Oscar Lynn Jr. ShippSex Male
Birth Date 25 Aug 1941
Birthplace Wood, Texas
Father's Name Oscar Lynn Shipp
Mother's Name Obie Bruner
Marriage
Oscar L Shipp, JrSex Male
Age 29
Marriage Date 21 Nov 1970
Marriage Place Wood, Texas, United States
Name Suffix Jr
Birth Year (Estimated) 1941
Spouse's Name Nelda I Whitis
Spouse's Age 25
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1945
Residence
Oscar L Ship, JrAlias: Oscar Shipp
Second Alias: Oscar L Shipp
Third Alias: Lynn Shipp
Previous Residence: Mineola, Texas 75773
Previous Residence Postal Code: 75773
Residence Date: from 1 Jul 1993 to 25 Mar 2008
Residence Place: Mineola, Wood, Texas, United States
Residence Place (Original): Mineola, Texas, United States
Birth Date: 25 Aug 1941
Death
Oscar Lynn ShippMiddle Name: Lynn
State: Texas
Residence Place: Texas
Age: 67
Birth Date: 25 Aug 1941
Death Date: 13 Sep 2008
Endnotes
1. Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V695-SK9.
2. Texas Marriages, 1966-2010 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VYMG-H9C.
3. United States Public Records, 1970-2009 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KGPV-MVW.
4. United States Social Security Death Index https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JGGP-J2F.
5. Find a Grave Memorial 125844406.