Iris J. Rippey Obituary

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Iris J. Rippey (Lexington, South Carolina), born in Hinton, West Virginia, who passed away on April 4, 2022, at the age of 85, leaving to mourn family and friends. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Iris J. Rippey to pay them a last tribute.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Basil Iris Meadows and Eugenia Kessler Ballengee Meadows; her husband Gene A. Rippey; and her siblings-in-law, Ralph Rippey (Joan), Wayne Rippey (Jane), Eleanor Wykle (Charlie) and Mari Rippey (Bob).

She is survived by: her daughters, Teresa Brown (Gene) of Willow Spring, NC and Janet Shrader of Abingdon, VA; her grandchildren, Chris Shrader (Amanda) of Niceville, FL, Ashleigh Brown of Lexington, SC and David Brown of Willow Spring, NC; her great grandchildren, Anna Shrader and Emma Shrader; her sister Phyllis Telin (Karl) of Auburndale, FL; her siblings-in-law, Robert Rippey (Mari) of Strasburg, VA, Linda Yokum (Harlan) of Morgantown, WV, Joan Rippey (Ralph) of Marlton, NJ and Jane Rippey (Wayne) of Fort Ashby, WV; her sibling's children, Ila Vasallo (John), Susan Miller (Rick), Alesia Mullins (Alan), Lucinda Rosenberg (Eric), Nancy Buckner (Matt), Lisa Sykes (Ben), Nicka Pohl (Brent), Brooke Telin, Brad Rippey (Jolene), Doug Rippey (Karin), Rod Rippey (Christy), Matt Rippey (Leslie) and Steve Yokum (Sarah); and her friends, Kimberly Giles Evans and Corey Branham.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions be made to Laurel Baptist Church, 2250 Pine Street, West Columbia, SC 29170; Transitions LifeCare, 250 Hospice Circle, Raleigh, NC 27607 or to the Dementia Society of America, PO Box 600, Doylestown, PA 18901 or online at http://www.dementiasociety.org.