Curtis Shipley Obituary
With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Curtis Shipley of Fayetteville, Arkansas, who passed away on November 9, 2025. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Curtis Shipley to pay them a last tribute.
He was predeceased by: his grandparents, William, Judith Shipley and Hattie Curtis (Harrison); his parents, Benjamin Harrison and Maud Shipley (Curtis); his parents-in-law, Laurene Compton (Putman), Irma Boyer (Little), Neil Compton and Paul Boyer; his siblings, Harry Shipley, Jr., Juda Holder and Sally Bowers; his siblings-in-law, Janice Shipley (Hawkins), Mary Shipley (Couch), James Holder, Bob Powell, Don Bowers, Bill David Compton and Bill Boyer; his niece Maude Powell Mulvaney; and the mother of his children Ellen Compton.
He is survived by: his wife Jane Boyer Shipley; his children, David, Jamie Shipley, Neil and Sally Shipley; his grandchildren, Sarah, Cole Henderson, Harry, Rhys and Braden Shipley; his stepchildren, Jeff, Suzanne Fox and John Fox; his stepgrandchildren, Cate and Wes Fox; and his nephew Curtis. He is also survived by cousins; and a cadre of friends.
A memorial service was held on Tuesday, November 25th 2025 at 1:00 PM at the Central United Methodist Church (6 W Dickson St, Fayetteville, AR 72701).
In lieu of flowers, please consider sharing in Curtis' passion for helping individuals and the community with a donation to any of the following: Washington Regional Foundation, https://www.wregional.com.; Central United Methodist Church, https://centralumcfay.com; Arkansas Community Foundation (Fayetteville affiliate, operational endowment) Fayetteville Area funds and endowments.; University of Arkansas https://onlinegiving.uark.edu.; or Butterfield Trail Foundation https://butterfieldtrailvillage.org.
