Newel Lee Shipley

Newel L. Shipley, 45, of Vidor died Saturday, February 9, 2013 in Jasper. A lifelong resident of Vidor, he was a Master Electrician with Local #479, employed by Exxon-Mobil Refinery in Beaumont. He was a member of the Pine Forest Masonic Lodge #1420. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm on Wednesday, February 13, 2013 at Memorial Funeral Home of Vidor with burial to follow at Eaves Cemetery in Gist, TX. Visitation will begin at 6:00 pm on Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at Memorial Funeral Home. Newel is survived by his son Thomas Shipley of Vidor, daughter Aubree Leigh Shipley Hawkins and husband Kyle of Port Arthur, parents Aubrey and Martha Shipley, and his sister Amy Shipley Neel all of Vidor, one niece, one nephew, and numerous cousins, aunts, and uncles.