Gladys Hicks Shipley, age 86, a resident of Oliver Springs, went home to be with the Lord, Friday, Nov. 9, at Methodist Medical Center.

Mrs. Shipley was born Feb. 10, 1926, in Hayesville, N.C.

Following her Hayesville High School graduation, she joined the Cadet Nursing Corp and served her country during World War II.

In 1947, she received a registered nursing degree from Erlanger in Chattanooga. Later in the year of 1947, she began employment with the Oak Ridge Hospital, working in the nursery until 1970. In 1970 she continued her career with the Anderson County Health Department, where she worked until retirement.

She lived in South Clinton for 33 years before moving to Oliver Springs in 1984.

She was a faithful Christian and a member of Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church. She enjoyed working in the Mt. Pisgah Bible Print Ministry.

Mrs. Shipley was preceded in death by her parents, Claude Hicks and Lizzie Auberry Hicks, and by a brother, Wayne Hicks.

She is survived by her husband, John William Shipley, Jr.; by sons, Jeffrey Thomas Shipley and Scott William Shipley of Oliver Springs; by grandchildren, Stacy Sharp and husband Bobby of Clinton, and Jason Shipley and wife Erica of Clinton; and by great-grandchildren, Jacie Shipley, Millie Shipley, and Haeven Shipley Daugherty.

She is also survived by a sister, Gaynell Lowe of Hayesville, N.C., by other extended relatives, and her Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church brothers and sisters.

The family will receive friends Monday, Nov. 12, between 5 and 7 p.m. at Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church. The funeral will follow in the church sanctuary with pastor Garvan Walls officiating.

Burial and graveside services will be held Tuesday, Nov. 13, at 11 a.m. at the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery.

Sharp Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. An online guest book is available at www.sharpfh.com.