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Birth	:	10 Feb 1930 Blacksburg, Cherokee County, South Carolina, USA
Death	:	29 Oct 2012 Union, Union County, South Carolina, USA
Burial	:	Union Memorial Gardens, Union, Union County, USA
Coordinate	:	34.6939011, -81.6117020
Description	:	Bobby Gene Rippy, age 82, husband of Barbara Harter Rippy of 126 Heritage Way, Union, went home to be with the Lord Monday, October 29, 2012. Dr. Rippy was born in Blacksburg, SC, February 10, 1930, a son of the late Mason Rippy and Bessie Driskell Rippy. He was a Veteran of the U.S. Navy, a graduate of Blacksburg High School and a 1963 graduate of the Medical University of South Carolina, College of Pharmacy. For thirty-four years, Dr. and Mrs. Rippy were the owners and operators of Smith's Drug Store in downtown Union. After his retirement, he continued working for CVS... Read More	Bobby Gene Rippy, age 82, husband of Barbara Harter Rippy of 126 Heritage Way, Union, went home to be with the Lord Monday, October 29, 2012. Dr. Rippy was born in Blacksburg, SC, February 10, 1930, a son of the late Mason Rippy and Bessie Driskell Rippy. He was a Veteran of the U.S. Navy, a graduate of Blacksburg High School and a 1963 graduate of the Medical University of South Carolina, College of Pharmacy. For thirty-four years, Dr. and Mrs. Rippy were the owners and operators of Smith's Drug Store in downtown Union. After his retirement, he continued working for CVS Drug Stores in Union and Spartanburg. Prior to coming to Union in 1969, the Rippy's worked for Stone Drug Store in Cowpens where Dr. Rippy was member and Past President of the Cowpens Lions Club. Always community minded, the Rippy's had sponsored a Dixie Youth Baseball Team for the past forty-three years and are members of the Union Chamber of Commerce. While in business, the Rippy's were also active in the Downtown Union Merchants Association. He was a member of Grace United Methodist Church. Surviving, in addition to his devoted wife of fifty-seven years, Barbara H. Rippy, are a sister, Doris Glass of Lancaster, SC; a brother, Guy L. Rippy of Boone, NC; two nieces, Prissy Allan and husband Joe of Spartanburg and Leslie Campbell of Clemmons, NC; four nephews, Jimmy Glass of Lancaster, Darrell Rippy of Greensboro, NC, Brian Rippy of Boone, NC and Sam J. Harter of Spartanburg; two special great-nieces and one special great-nephew, Angie Allen and Jeanie Farrell, both of Spartanburg and Tom Allen of Charlotte, NC; several other great-nieces and great-nephews; numerous great-great-nieces and great-great-nephews and one great-great-great-niece. Funeral services were held 2:00 PM Thursday, November 1, 2012 at Grace United Methodist Church conducted by Rev. David Bauknight. Burial followed in Union Memorial Gardens. Active pallbearers were Tom Allen, Travis Selby, C.J. Ligon, Gary Lindner, John Fallaw and Freddie Gault. The following were asked to assemble at the church at 1:45 PM Thursday to form the Honorary Escort: Tim Justice, Merrie and Bobby Bailey, John Flynn, Dr. and Mrs. Gerald Fielder, Joan and Robert Sprouse, Dianne and Earl Coleman, Mickey and Jane Adkins, Roger and Sara Wade, Bruce McCoy, Bill and Chippie Graham, Linda and Bruce Betenbaugh, Joanne and Mark Haney and former employees of Smith's Drug Store. The family received friend 5:00-8:00 PM Wednesday, October 31, 2012 at the SR Holcombe Funeral Home. Memorials could be made to Grace United Methodist Church Building Fund, 201 South Church Street, Union, SC 29379 or to Meals on Wheels, P.O. Box 951, Union SC 29379. SR Holcombe Funeral Home Published in Spartanburg Herald-Journal from October 31 to November 1, 2012

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Dr Bobby Gene Rippy death on 29 Oct 2012 in Union, Union County, South Carolina, USA
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Latitude: 34.6939011
Longitude: -81.6117020

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Jacob Mason Rippy

(1901 - 1979)

Bessie Lee Driskill Rippy

(1903 - 1992)

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Coordinate: 34.6939011, -81.6117020

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16. Beattys Chapel AME Zion Church Cemetery
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17. Antioch A.M.E. Church Cemetery
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18. Corinth Society Cemetery
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