Date of birth: 11 Dec 1925
Date of death: 25 Oct 2015

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Burial Information

Section 01 (Click Here for Section Map)
Cemetery: Odd Fellows Cemetery
Plot: 0639-04
Status: Occupied

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Notes

Obituary

Janeice Shipp Sterling

Janeice Shipp Sterling of Lexington, died peacefully in her home on October 25, 2015. She was 89.

Mrs. Sterling was preceded in death by her parents, Leonard Shipp and Maude Tidwell Shipp, her husband CE "Phil" Sterling, her sisters Ida Kate Fisher and Sadie Mae Young.

She leaves behind a large loving family who adored her. They include two daughters, Claudia Sayle (David) of Germantown, TN, and Jennifer Brown (Bob) of Lexington, and four sons, Bubba Sterling (Nanci) of Collierville, TN, Phil Sterling, Jr, and Wes Sterling, both of Lexington, and Marvin Sterling (Melissa) of Bartlett, TN. She also leaves behind 15 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.

Mrs. Sterling worked for many years as a nurse for Dr. John Downer of Lexington and for Dr. George Nassar of Greenwood.

A celebration of her life was held on Tuesday, October 2, 2015 at First Baptist Church in Lexington with burial at Odd Fellows Cemetery in Lexington.

The family would like to give special thanks to the caregivers (Barbara, LaTonya, Annette, Teresa, Sara, and Darlene) that provided such compassionate care during her illness, and to First Baptist Church-Lexington for the lovely reception that followed her burial.

Family Members

Parents
Leonard Richard Shipp
1899–1968

Lizzie Maud Tidwell Shipp
1906–1987

Siblings
Sadie M. Shipp Young
1924–2007

Kate Shipp Fisher
1935–1994

Spouse
Claude "Phil" Edwin Sterling
1925–1996

Children
Leonard Arnold "Bubba" Sterling
(living)

Claudia Sterling Sayle
(living)

C.E. "Phil" Sterling, Jr.
(living)

Wes Sterling
(living)

Jennifer Ruth Sterling Brown
1958–2016

Marvin Sterling
(living)

More information, family relationships, and images may be found by CLICKING HERE (external link)

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