Shae Machelle Gipson-Mervyn

Shae Machelle Gipson, 29, passed away Tuesday, April 12, 2022.

Service Information: A celebration of Shae’s life will be held at 1:00 p.m., Friday, April 22 at Tonkawa Falls Park in Crawford at the pavilion area. Burial will follow in Stanford Chapel Cemetery. Visitation will be 5:30 to 7:30p.m., Thursday, April 21, at Lake Shore Funeral Home. The family encourages casual attire and bright colors.

Shae Machelle Gipson-Mervyn was born to Mona Machelle and James (Jimbo) Franklin Gipson on July 19th, 1992 in Waco, Texas. Shae was a beautiful child who appeared to be doing well at first, but it soon became apparent she was unable to meet development milestones, and that she would continue to face many health struggles and adversity from an early age.  Shae was diagnosed with Rett’s Syndrome and due to her special needs, Shae began her school career at age three at Spring Valley Elementary. She was blessed with many loving and attentive staff and caretakers, but what stood out the most was Shae’s beloved bus rides with Miss Brenda, who already knew Shae and her family well. Around the same time in December of 1993, her mom met Thomas Shawn Mervyn who would eventually fill the role of Shae’s Dad.  Tom quickly fell in love with both Mona and Shae’s hearts and the family of three made a happy home together at their Old Bethany Road residence in Moody where they continued to live happily for the next nine years. During this time Shae transferred to Bruceville-Eddy Elementary where she was once again blessed with adoring bus drivers, Dorothy and Ileen, and teachers, Carla and Suzee, all whom Shae loved.  At the age of seven, Shae received an even larger blessing when Mona and Tom welcomed her first loving sister, Alexis Nichole Mervyn to the family. Mona and Tom then decided to buy the growing family a home in Woodway, Texas.  The new residence fit their family perfectly, and Shae even had her own living quarters near the kitchen, which became essential not only for her medical needs, but also allowed her to be in the heart of the home and center to the family.  Along with the move to Woodway, Shae transferred to Midway Middle School where she again rode the bus with Miss Brenda, Mr. and Mrs. Herman, and her beloved teacher, Chris. Additional changes came when Shae’s circle of loved ones grew again in 2004 with the birth of her second adoring sister Rheannon Rose Mervyn.  At 15, Shae graduated to Midway High school where she continued to ride the bus with Mr. and Mrs Herman, Leilani and Donna until she eventually graduated from Midway in 2014. Throughout her life Shae enjoyed traveling and the outdoors. She took trips to Disney with her beloved NeNe and Paw Paw, Mom, Dad and Lexi. She also went to California to visit her Uncle Ronnie with Mom, Dad, and Lexi and was able to visit Disney and Venice Beach in California.   Despite the complications and instability of being away from and home, Shae greatly enjoyed a trip to San Antonio with Mom and Dad, where Mom would attend a continuing education and her Dad took her to Sea World. Shae always loved the pool and the beach, and when she could no longer travel to see it, Mona brought it to her in the form of bath time. Shae was a blessing to everyone that knew her and to those that knew her well, their lives were enriched significantly. Her mother, father, grandmother, two sisters, dozens of aunts, uncles and cousins, as well countless caretakers are greatly missing the angel on Earth that was Shae.

A Message from Mona