Helen Shipley

January 23, 1939 - December 3, 2019

Mrs. Helen Shipley, 80, of Louisiana, MO, passed away on Tuesday, December 3, 2019 at the Hannibal Regional Hospital in Hannibal, MO. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Saturday, December 7, 2019 at the Collier Funeral Home in Louisiana, MO. Burial will be at the Riverview Cemetery in Louisiana, MO. Visitation will be held from 9:00 A.M. until time of service Saturday at the funeral home. She was born on January 23, 1939 to Virgil Smith and Ethel Meyers Smith. She is survived by a son, Rick Hopkins of Loudon, TN, a daughter, Tammy Shipley of Quincy, IL, 4 grandchildren, Zachary Sumner, Andy Andrews, Adrian Suddarth, and Sydney Ensley, 5 great grandchildren, Logan Suddarth, Bella Suddarth, Karsyn Roberts, Caden Ellis, and Cameron Ellis, 2 brothers, Larry Smith and Darrell Smith both of Louisiana, MO, 3 sisters, Millie Gish of Mexico, MO, Virginia Johnson of Middletown, MO, and Bonnie Gates of Texas, and many nieces, nephews, and great nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Jack Shipley in 1976, a son, Roy Hopkins in October 1996, a sister, Judy Gibson, and a brother, Danny Smith. Helen was a lifelong resident of Pike County, MO which she spent most of living in Louisiana, MO. She worked as a laborer in the fields for Stark Bros. Nursery as a pruner. She enjoyed cooking, and being with her family whom she loved.