Sunset 22, 2019 28, 2019 00 P.M. OF GOD IN CHRIST 1115 Carrie Street Augusta, Georgia Elder Willie J. Boyd, Sr., Pastor' Officiating Elder James Moore ' Presiding Sunrise August 11,1919 Mother Mary Shipp was born to parents, Lewis Wright and Annie Smith Wright in Bushes, South Carolina, known as Old Ellenton, South Carolina. There were seven children born in this family. She received her early education in the public schools of Augusta, Georgia, where she lived for a while with her eldest sister after the death of her parents. She later went to Sardis, Georgia, to live with her sister, Sarah, and she grew up with her two nieces, Maria and Janie. Her sister was a teacher, so she decided to follow in her footsteps. She was a member of Zion A.M.E. Church where she taught Sunday School in Sardis, Georgia. In 1937, she graduated from Screven County High School in Sylvania, Georgia. She attended Fort Valley State College and taught school for a period of time after receiving her teaching degree. In 1942, she met Harry Shipp. They got married and lived in Atlanta, Georgia for a short period and then moved to New York, New York, where they lived for forty years. Although there were no biological children, Harry and Mary nurtured many young people and loved them as their own. She decided to become a nurse because she loved to help people. She graduated from the Central School of Nursing in 1961. She worked for the New York City Department of Hospitals in the Labor and Delivery Department. While in New York City, she and her husband were members of Morrisania Baptist Church. In 1983, she and her husband retired and moved to Augusta, Georgia. In looking for a church family, her sister Victoria Johnson, introduced her to her church, Friendly Church Of God In Christ, where Mother Shipp later became a member. Mother Shipp, as she was affectionally known, was an active and faithful member until her health declined. The Friendly Church family has always been dear to her heart. She worked for a while in Hospitality. She was a member of the Mothers In Zion Choir. She worked in the Fine Arts Prayer Room and in 2011, she received the Northern Georgia Second Fine Arts Beacon of Excellence Award for her work. She was preceded in death by her parents and siblings. She leaves to cherish her memories: cousins, multi generational nieces and nephews, many children she considered as her own and their children, and a whole host of loving friends. Remember, Mother Shipp would always leave us with these parting words Keep God's commandments! Her favorite scripture was Now unto Him who is able to do exceeding and abundantly above all that we ask or think according to the power that worketh in us. - Ephesians 3:20 ^)ridcrt of SeJivim Processional Scriptures Old Testament...............................................Elder Carl Thornton New Testament...............................................Elder Edward Wilson Prayer of Comfort...................................................Elder Daniel Gant Selection...........................................Friendly C.O.G.I.C. Combined Choir Remarks (Two Minutes Please)........................................Friends and Family Selection...........................................Friendly C.O.G.I.C. Combined Choir Acknowledgements and Resolution.. Missionary Ann Blair Obituary..................................................................Read Silently Selection............................................Friendly C.O.G.I.C. Combined Choir Eulogy...........................................................Elder Willie J. Boyd, Sr. Recessional Interment. .............Cedar Grove Cemetery 120 Watkins Street | Augusta, Georgia . . . SQepad. . . Friendly Church of God in Christ Fellowship Flail ^fdaMmWic Deacon Tony Malone | Deacon Ronnie Smiley Deacon Courtney Campbell | Deacon Howard Smith Brother Henry Coward | Brother Tony Blair Life is but a stopping place A pause in whats to be A resting place along the way To sweet eternity We all have different paths Along the way We were meant to learn somethings But we were never meant to stay Our destination is a place For greater than we know For some of us the journey is quicker For some the journey is slow When the journey is over We reach the heavenly shore We will claim a great reward And find an everlasting place As we gather with our Lord. Words are inadequate to express the love and thoughtfulness you all have shown our Aunt and our Mother Shipp. It was a source of comfort to know that she was cared for and immensely loved and was never alone. GlOilhcunA, Lfjdmfud (Jf/nc. 2945 Old Tobacco Road - Hephzibah, Georgia - 706.792.1003 1765 Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard - Augusta, Georgia - 706.722.5551 Printing Design By: Augusta Blueprint Augusta, Georgia * 706.722.6488 * augustafuneralnotices.com