THOMASVILLE, GA – On Tuesday morning, July 2, 2024, at 9:59, Diana Gail Shew Lipe, age 81, passed away peacefully at Camellia Gardens of Life Care, Thomasville, Georgia. She’s formerly of Benton, Illinois. Diana was born on May 10, 1943, in the loving home of Jennie Loretta Thomason Shew and James Samuel Shew in Benton, Illinois. James Richard “Dick” Shew joined the family as Diana’s little brother, but later, became her protector and advocate.

A visitation will be held at Leffler Funeral Home, 401 East Main Street, Benton, Illinois, on Thursday, July 11, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. The service will follow visitation at 1:00 p.m. followed by the interment at Elder S.M. Williams Cemetery in Ewing, Illinois. In lieu of flowers, memorials in Diana’s memory may be made to either Williams Chapel Cemetery or Brady Cemetery and will be accepted by Leffler Funeral Home, 401 East Main Street, Benton, Illinois 62812.

To leave online condolences to the family, or to share memories of Diana, go to www.lpfuneralhome.com.