James Arthur Shipley, 80, of Lamar, Mo. died August 1, 2021, in Springfield, Mo.
Born March 2, 1941 in Carmi, Illinois, James was the son of Claude Arthur Shipley and Wilma June (Endecott) Shipley. J. Arthur and Barbara Sue Petersen were united in marriage September 5, 1980, at Salt Lake City, Utah.
J. Arthur was the Pastor of the Church of the Nazarene in Columbus. He also was Pastor of the Lamar L…