ALTA ELVYA BEARDEN SHIPP, 70. died on Oct. 1,
1979 in Tyler, TX, with burial in West Mountain
Cemetery at West Mountain, TX. She was born on
Dec. 5, 1908 in Lingleville, TX to Herbert and
Althea Neve Bearden. Alta attended Ranger High
School in the Class of 1927 at Ranger, TX and
married Philip C. Shipp who died in 1975. Their
children were Jeanette Shipp Richey, Claranna
Shipp, & Phyllis Shipp. Her siblings were William
Bearden, Corinne Mary Bearden (RHS-1928), Ronald
Bearden, & Ella Bearden (half-sibling).