Loyd "Butch" Gene Simpson

Loyd "Butch" Gene Shipman, 70, of Batesville died Friday. Survivors: wife, Brenda Kay (Sisk) Shipman; sons, Ronnie Shipman, Michael Shipman; three grandchildren, Tyler, Tanner and Rain Shipman; brothers, Jerry Shipman, Jimmy Shipman. Funeral Service: 1 p.m. Tuesday, Southside Assembly of God. Interment: Barnes Cemetery, Ruddell Hill by Roller-Crouch Funeral Home. Visitation: 6-8 p.m. Monday. www.rollerfuneralhomes.com/batesville.