Veldia Shipman

1918 - 2005  (86 years)

• Name	Veldia Shipman
  Born	25 Apr 1918	Haywood County
  Gender	Female
  Died	14 Mar 2005	Brian Center, Waynesville, North Carolina   [1]
  Buried	18 Mar 2005	Springhill Baptist Church Cemetery, Canton, North Carolina
  Person ID	I248070	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	1 Mar 2009

  
  

  Father	Mark L. Shipman,   d. Bef 14 Mar 2005
  Mother	Julie Pressley,   d. Bef 14 Mar 2005
  Family ID	F95497	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Dennis V. Pressley,   d. 1971
  Children	1. Edie Pressley   2. Hubert A. Pressley,   d. 22 Feb 2005   3. Delmer D. Pressley
  Family ID	F95492	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Rev. Frank Young Biddix,   b. 20 Jun 1913, Rutherford County, North Carolina ,   d. 13 Apr 2008, Pisgah Manor Heath Care Center, Buncombe County, North Carolina  (Age 94 years)
  Married	Abt 1973
  Family ID	F95491	Group Sheet

  
  

• Sources

  [S142] Newspaper Article, Ashville Citizen Times (NC), 16 Mar 2005. Born in Haywood County on Apr. 25, 1918 Departed on Mar. 14, 2005 and resided in Candler, NC. Visitation: Friday, Mar. 18, 2005 Service: Friday, Mar. 18, 2005 Cemetery: Springhill Baptist Church Cemetery Please click on the links above for locations, times, maps, and directions. Veldia Shipman Pressley Biddix, age 86, died Monday, March 14, 2005 at the Brian Center in Waynesville. She was a native of Haywood County and had resided in Buncombe County for the past 32 years. She was the daughter of the late, Mark L. and Julie Pressley Shipman. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Dennis V. Pressley who died in 1971 and a son, Hubert A. Pressley who died February 22, 2005. She was also preceded in death by three brothers, Venson, Vanis and Ora Shipman; two sisters, Minnie Hyde and Lydia Rogers and two half sisters, Viola Wilson and Bertie Bolin. She was a former employee of American Enka and was also a seamstress for Bon Marché and John Carroll. She was a member of West Asheville Church of God and of the Baptist faith. Throughout her life, she enjoyed the role of being a caregiver. In addition to her husband of 32 years, Frank Y. Biddix, she is survived by a daughter, Edie P. Dixon and her husband, Jim of Concord, NC; a son, Delmer D. Pressley and his wife, Barbara of Canton; a daughter-in-law, Julie Pressley of Glendale, AZ; a step-daughter, Jean Thomasson and her husband, Larry of Belmont; two stepsons, Carroll Biddix and his wife, Margaret of Fairview and Earl Biddix and his wife, Erma Jean of TN; a brother, Arthur Shipman of Canton; eight grandchildren, ten great-grandchildren; three step great-granddaughters and one great-great grandson. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. Friday, March 18, 2005 at the Canton chapel of Wells Funeral Homes & Cremation Services with the Reverend Jerry Ensley officiating. In conjunction with Mrs. Biddix’s service, a memorial service will also be held for her son who died February 22, 2005 in Arizona. The family will receive friends from 12:30 – 2:00 p.m. prior to the services at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Springhill Baptist Church Cemetery. At other times, the family will be at the residence of her son, Delmer Pressley, 195 Center Pigeon Road, Canton. Memorials may be made to Parkinson’s Support Group of Asheville, P. O. Box 9263, Asheville, NC 28815.