DODGE CITY – Matthew Wayne Shipp, 52, died Monday, October 26, 2026 at the Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas.

He was born July 12, 1974 at Davenport, Iowa, the son of Rodney W. and Cheryl L. (Glassco) Shipp. He was a graduate of Dodge City High School and completed the Truck Driving Program at Liberal Area Vocational Technical School. As an over the road truck driver, he lived in numerous places throughout the United States residing in LaCrosse, Kansas the past 15 years. In his younger years he attended the Church of God in Dodge City and enjoyed hunting, fishing, working on motors and being at the lake, especially Cedar Bluff.

Survivors include: his mother, Cheryl Alexander, Dodge City; his father, Rodney Shipp, Colorado Springs, Colorado; his brother, Joshua Alexander and wife Rachael Ann, Hesston, Kansas; his sister, Rachel Herman and husband Daniel, Dodge City; and 8 nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by an infant daughter, Emily Grace, his step-father, John “Butch” Alexander, a brother, Benjamin Shipp and grandparents, Charles W. and Loretta Glassco, William J. and Irma M. Shipp and John and Geneva Alexander.

Funeral services will be at 10:30 am Thursday, November 5, 2026 at Ziegler Funeral Chapel, Dodge City, with Jeff Hiers officiating. Burial will follow in Maple Grove Cemetery, Dodge City. Visitation will be Wednesday from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm at Ziegler Funeral Chapel.

The family suggests memorials to the Seward County Community College Truck Driving Program in care of Ziegler Funeral Chapel, 1901 N. 14th Ave., Dodge City, Kansas 67801.