Jerry Ray Shipman, 61 of Mechanicsville, MD died July 12, 2011 at Southern Maryland Hospital from a sudden heart attack. Born October 14, 1949 in Buckhannon, West Virginia the youngest of nine siblings, he was the son of the late Virgil Shipman and Genevieve (Coughlin) Shipman.

Jerry served in the Army during the Vietnam War from December 26, 1967 to December 14, 1970. He worked for WMATA for 38 years.

He is Survived by his wife of 40 years, Margaret Ellen Shipman, their 5 children, Jerald Shipman Jr., Sandra Watkins, Carrie Ann Emerson, Jennifer Campbell and Aaron Shipman; and his 9 grandchildren, Michael, Ashley, Jonathon, Jerald, James, Bryana, Samantha, Matthew, and Lia.

Family will receive friends on Friday, July 15, 2011 from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. in the Brinsfield-Echols Funeral Home, P.A. in Charlotte Hall, MD. Prayers will be recited at 7:00 p.m. A viewing will be held on Saturday, July 16, 2011 from 8:00 a.m. until 9:00 a.m. at the funeral home. A Mass of Christian Burial will follow at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Morganza, MD at 10:00 a.m. Interment will follow in Queen of Peace Cemetery, Helen, MD.

Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD.