John Neill Rippetoe Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved John Neill Rippetoe of Johnson City, Tennessee, who passed away at the age of 74, on April 14, 2022. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.
He was predeceased by: his parents, Dr. Charles D. Rippetoe and Beatrice Beasley Rippetoe; and his siblings, Hugh and Brenda. He is survived by: his wife Doris Hale Rippetoe; his children, Lisa Rippetoe Mathes (David), John Paul Rippetoe (Sarah), Leigh Ann Rippetoe and Laura Rippetoe Ainsworth; his sister Nancy Rippetoe Crumley (Lynn); his grandchildren, Austin (Abby), Mason (Makayla), Garrison Brown, Lily Rice, Ian Mathes, John, David Rippetoe, Madison Rippetoe Brigman (Blake), Christopher, Jacob Casey, Emma, Aidy and Ander Ainsworth; his great grandchild Braxton Brigman; his sister-in-law Susan Hale Burns (Larry); and his caregivers, Kim Schoen and Kalie Porter. He is also survived by nieces, nephews, cousins.
It is the family's request that memorial contributions in-lieu-of flowers be made in John's name to either the Science Hill High School Gridiron Club, 18 Hunters Ridge Road, Johnson City, TN 37604, or the Kermit Tipton Scholarship Fund, 203 E. Holston Ave., Johnson City, TN, 37601.
