Gene Rippetoe

SERVICES: 2:00 PM Saturday, August 1, 2009, at Highland Baptist Church with Pastor Paul Nachtigall, officiating.BURIAL: Memory Gardens Cemetery with military honors courtesy U. S. Army, Fort Hood, Texas. Arrangements are under the direction of Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors. BIOGRAPHY: Mr. Rippetoe was born May 9, 1929 in Carter, Oklahoma, and was reared in Oklahoma. He was a veteran of the U. S. Army, serving during the Korean Conflict. He married Bernice Throckmorton on October 21, 1952 in Carter, Oklahoma. She preceded him in death on March 19, 2009. Gene had been a resident of Pampa since 1962. He worked as a security guard at Cabot, retiring after 25 years of service. He was a member of the V. F. W. for many years. Gene was a very family oriented man, and he will be remembered as a loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather.SURVIVORS: a son: Roy Rippetoe and wife Connie of Pampa; a daughter: Pat Gibson of Pampa; a brother: Jack Rippetoe and wife Novalene of Pampa; 7 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren. Gene was preceded in death by 5 brothers, 4 sisters, and a daughter: Eva Rene Fritz.MEMORIALS: Highland Baptist Church, 1301 N. Banks, Pampa, Texas 79065.