Deloris “Dee” A. Colon, age 76, of Clinton, passed away at her home on Thursday, September 20, 2018.
Dee was born June 30, 1942, in Green Ridge, MO, to Elvis Nathaniel Shaw and Mary ‘Knapp’ Shaw.
After high school, she married Clyde Gipson. Together they raised four children, Steve, David, Rick and Kevin. After her husband passed, Dee married Julio Colon on October 31, 2005 in Deepwater, MO. She and Julio made their home southeast of Clinton, in the Tightwad area.
Dee made many friends working at Walmart, where she recently retired.
She was a member of the Park’s Chapel Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Julio of the home; six children, Steve Gipson, David (Bobbi) Gipson, Rick Gipson, Kevin (Danel) Gipson, Terry Elkins and Pamela (Rick) Hale; grandchildren, Kris (Kathy), Bret, Brooke, David, Rob, Alysa, Britney, Chase, Josephine, Brody, Alyxandria, Rhianna, Clint, Tyler, Tauri; Great-grandchildren, Jenna, Sawyer, Asher, Vivian, Mason, Mia, Natalynn, Miles, Scarlett, Violet, Seattle; Brother, Ed Shaw; other family and several friends.
Preceding her in death was her husband, Clyde Gipson; and a brother, John Shaw.
A Memorial Service for Dee will be at Park’s Chapel Baptist Church on Wednesday, September 26, 2018 at 2:00 P.M.
Condolences may be left online at this website.
