Services for Robert Lessey Rippy, of Bogue Chitto, were 11 a.m.Monday, March 14 at Cold Springs Church of Christ in Bogue Chittowith burial in Stewart Cemetery. Hartman Funeral Home of McComb wasin charge of arrangements.

Mr. Rippy, 74, died March 11, 2005, at his residence. He wasborn in Lincoln County on Aug. 9, 1930, to Robert “Bob” Rippy andEmma Richardson Rippy Lofton.

He was a retired painter. He was a faithful longtime member ofCold Springs Church of Christ in Bogue Chitto.

Preceding him in death were his father, Robert “Bob” Rippy; hisfirst wife, Alma Beatrice Rippy; his second wife, Rose Mary Rippy;two brothers, Jonathan Rippy and James Ray Rippy; one sister, SallyRay Womack; and one son, Elmer Jonathan Rippy.

Survivors are his mother, Emma Richardson Rippy Lofton, ofHattiesburg; his daughters, Joyce Rippy Wallace, and her husband,Carlos, of Summit, and Bobbie Rippy Rawls and her husband, Dalvis,of McComb; his son, Robert Larry Rippy and his wife, Susan BrittRippy, of Brookhaven; his sisters, Shirley Ray Rippy Kendall, ofBrookhaven, Sarah Rippy Monistre, of Hammond, Mildred Cook, ofHattiesburg, and Bonnie Adams and Kathy Rippy, both of BogueChitto; his brothers, Jackie Ray Rippy, and his wife, Beverly,Donnie Ray Rippy and his wife, Beverly, Luther Ray Rippy and hiswife, Trudy, Charles Ray Rippy, Bobby Ray Rippy and his wife,Charlotte, Billy Ray Rippy and Glenn Ray Rippy and his wife, Rena,all of Brookhaven; seven grandchildren, Dwight Wallace, LeslieWallace, Jason Wallace, Jeremy “Ace” Wallace, Brad Morgan, BryanMorgan and Dalton Rawls; six stepgrandchildren, SandiVanlandingham, Debra Holcomb, Betty Rollins, Shannon Hodges, JamesBuffington and Jo Buffington; and eight great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers were Brad Morgan, Brian Morgan, Jeremy Wallace,Jason Wallace, Will Montgomery and Cory Davis.