Bernice Rippetoe

SERVICES: 2:00 PM Saturday, March 21, 2009, at Carmichael-Whatley Colonial Chapel, with Pastor Paul Nachtigall of Highland Baptist Church, officiating.BURIAL: Memory Gardens Cemetery under the direction of Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors.BIOGRAPHY: Mrs. Rippetoe was born April 25, 1936 in Herring, Oklahoma. She attended Erick High School in Erick, Oklahoma. She married Gene Rippetoe on October 21, 1952 in Carter, Oklahoma. Bernice had been a resident of Pampa since 1962. She worked for Cabot as a payroll timekeeper, retiring after 26 years of service. She was a Baptist. Bernice never met a stranger. She will be remembered as a loving wife, mother, grandmother and especially great-grandmother.SURVIVORS: Husband: Gene Rippetoe of the home; 1 son: Roy Rippetoe and wife Connie of Pampa; 1 daughter: Pat Gibson of Pampa; 3 sisters: Shirley Graham of San Angelo, Pat Omernik of Plover, Wisconsin, and Diann Bullard of Amarillo; 7 grandchildren, 7 great-grandchildren. Bernice was preceded in death by a daughter: Eva Rene Fritz in 2003; a brother: John Throckmorton; and a granddaughter: LaDonna Williamson.MEMORIALS: BSA Hospice, P.O. Box 950, Amarillo, Texas 790105.