Henry George Shipperley
March 9, 1885-May 30, 1956
Henry George Shipperley, 71, died in his home at 1989 Lewis Drive, Wednesday morning following a two-year illness.
He was born March 9, 1885, in Middlesex, England. He moved to Niles from Bay City in 1917. He had been a brick mason.
Survivors include: the widow, Lucy; three daughters, Mrs. John Yeager of Buchanan, Mrs. Fred Labelle of Dearborn, and Mrs. Charles Mayhew of Niles; one son, M. Sgt. George N. Shipperley, Fort Riley, Kan.; three brothers, James of Niles, and William and Arthur of Detroit, and three grandchildren.
The Rev. L. George Beacok, pastor of the First Methodist Church, will officiate at funeral services at 3 p.m. Saturday in the Kiger Funeral Home. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.
Niles Daily Star, Thursday, May 31, 1956, Page 2, col. 3, microfilm Niles District Library