Harold Shipman

DEXTER, Mo. -- Harold Shipman, 79, of Dexter died Thursday, Oct. 25, 2001, at Missouri Southern Healthcare.

He was born Jan. 22, 1922, at Hornersville, Mo., son of Claud and Ada Bell Myers Shipman.

Shipman was employed by Missouri Department of Conservation as a firefighter in Bollinger County. He was a member of Mulberry Missionary Baptist Church.

Survivors include two sons, Claud and Christopher Shipman of Dexter; three daughters, Carol Fouts of Columbia, Mo., Fern Shepherd of Essex, Mo., Connitta Beeghly of St. Charles, Mo.; a sister, Fern McClure of Mesa, Ariz.; 13 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

Friends may call at Rainey Funeral Home in Dexter from 5-8 p.m. today.

Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home, with the Rev. David Phillips officiating. Burial will be in Puxico Cemetery at Puxico, Mo.