Dan W. Hipkins

SERVICES: 11:00 AM Thursday, June 23, 2011, at First United Methodist Church in Pampa, with Rev. Blossom Matthews, pastor, officiating.BURIAL: Fairview Cemetery in Pampa, with military honors courtesy U. S. Army, Fort Hood, Texas. Arrangements are under the direction of Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors of Pampa. BIOGRAPHY: Dan was born December 1, 1948 in Elk City, Oklahoma and was a 1967 graduate of Permian High School in Odessa. He served in the U. S. Army during the Vietnam War where he received the Bronze Star Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Vietman Campaign Medal and Army Commendation Medal. He resided in Pampa from 1975 until moving to Amarillo in 1989. Dan was vice president of Pro-Data Surveys and vice president of Rawhide Oil and Gas, both in Pampa. He was a member of First United Methodist Church in Pampa and attended Polk Street United Methodist Church in Amarillo. He was a beloved father of three daughters: Heidi Hipkins of Wheeler, Danielle Hipkins of Chattanooga, Tennessee, and Hayley Hipkins and husband Scott Ellsworth of Tampa, Florida; his mother: Kathleen Hipkins of Pampa; his sister: Janice Porter and husband Lee of Pampa; granddaughter: Mariah Marshall of Wheeler; his former wife: Cathy Burrell of Wheeler; two nephews: Chris Porter and wife Angela and Gavin Porter and wife Kelley, all of Pampa; niece: Jai Jai Porter-Diehl and husband Gerry of Waco; several great nieces and great nephews. He was preceded in death by his father: Ralph R. Hipkins on May 7, 2005.MEMORIALS: First United Methodist Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 1981, Pampa, Texas 79066-1981.