Nancy Kipple

No funeral services are planned for Nancy J. Kipple, 81, of Hobbs, but the family will greet friends 5:30 7:00 p.m. Thursday, September 27 in the parlor at First Presbyterian Church. Nancy died September 23, 2012, in Hobbs. She was born February 20, 1931, in Ola, Arkansas, to H. M. and Mary Barrick. Nancy married Howard Kipple January 28, 1955, in Texarcana, AR.

Nancy was a registered nurse and worked at Lea Regional Hospital 1957 1979. After 1979 she was director of nurses at Good Sam and then worked in home health care. Nancy then worked for Blue Cross of Tennessee as home health advisor, auditing nursing homes all over the state of TN. She retired in 1989.

Surviving Nancy is her husband, Howard Kippel, of Hobbs two daughters, Mary Elizabeth Kipple of Hobbs and Cynthia Bone of Morrisville, NC granddaughter, Major Renee Harvey of Hawaii two grandsons, Darwin Hedgpeth and Tevin Bone both of Morrisville, NC and two greatgrandchildren, Ava and Rylee.

Preceding her in death were her parents and two brothers.

Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of ones choice.