Karen Shipp of Woodstock, Ga passed away on Friday, May 9, 2025 at the age of 72. She was born on October 3, 1952 in Atlanta, Georgia. Karen was a Labor and Delivery Nurse for over 40 years as well as a child birth educator and the author of "Love & Loss: A Guide to Family Healing After the Loss of Your Baby". Karen received her Bachelor's of Science in Nursing from Medical College of Georgia and her Masters in Community Counseling from Georgia State University. Karen is survived by her husband, Peter Shipp of Woodstock Ga, her daughters, Jennifer Shipp and Kristin Shipp of Marietta, Ga, her grandsons, Braxton Shipp and Theodore Shipp and her sister Virginia Anderson of New Salisbury, IN.

The Shipp family will receive friends for a Celebration of Life Saturday, May 17th 3-5 at the Northside Chapel, 12050 Crabapple Road, Roswell, Ga 30075. The family requests that you come wearing bright casual attire. Karen's love of Florida's Forgotten Coast and the community of St. George Island was a core part of who she was. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Franklin County Florida Humane Society. http://www.forgottenpets.org/how-you-can-help.aspx