Sandra “Sandi” Shipe Kirkland, 65, of Front Royal, passed away on Saturday, October 8, 2016 in the Winchester Medical Center.
A celebration of Sandi’s life will be held on Thursday, October 13, at 11:30 a.m. at Maddox Funeral Home conducted by Sammy Campbell. The family will receive friends on Thursday from 11:00 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. at the funeral home.
Sandi was born on January 24, 1951 in Front Royal, daughter of the late Bob and Maxine Shipe. She was a 1969 Warren County graduate, worked many years for the Shenandoah Area Agency on Aging and thoroughly loved her job. Sandi was a member of the Women of the Moose Chapter #1194 in Front Royal, the Ladies Auxiliary of the Giles B. Cook Post 53 of the American Legion, and the VFW Post 1860 in Front Royal.
Surviving are her loving and devoted husband Richard “Dick” Kirkland, Sr.; step-son Richard “Rick” Kirkland, Jr. of Front Royal; one step-daughter Sherry Kirkland of St. Petersburg, FL; one sister Elaine Kinsey of Front Royal; three brothers George Shipe of Front Royal, Doug Horn of Strasburg, and Dwayne Shipe of Powhatan. Sandi is also survived by her step-grandchildren; nieces; nephews; and many friends.
Along with her parents she was preceded in death by one brother John Shipe and her beloved pets.
Memorial donations may be made to the Shenandoah Area Agency on Aging, 207 Mosby Lane, Front Royal, Virginia 22630.
I can’t believe you have been gone for 9 years. I miss you and your wonderful sense of humor. We were friends since 8th grade. I spent so much time at your parents house they bought me my own bed, and I even married into your family.
I won’t ever forget you, I thought of you as a sister.
Love you, Nancy