Funeral services for Bob J. Cippele Sr., 76, of Longview, will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, December 17, 2008, at the chapel of Rader Funeral Home of Longview, with Jerry Zumwalt officiating. Private interment was in Rosewood Park Cemetery. Bob died Tuesday, December 9, 2008, at a Gilmer care center.
He was born January 25, 1932, in Longview, to Alfred J. and Maurine Bumpas Cippele. Bob graduated from White Oak High School in 1949, attended Kilgore College and received his bachelor's and master's degrees from East Texas State University in Commerce.
Bob served honorably in the United States Army from 1953-1955. He was a longtime member of the advisory board for Austin Bank and was an independent oil and gas operator.
Bob was preceded in death by his parents; and a grandson, Hunter Cippele.
He is survived by his wife, Benette Shelton Cippele; his sons and daughters-in-law, Bob Cippele Jr. and Cheryl of Longview and Rick Cippele and Susan of Austin; daughter and son-in-law, Robin Williamson and Bruce of Carrollton; grandchildren, Grey Cippele, USMC, Kate and Emily Cippele of Austin and Miranda Williamson of Carrollton; stepchildren, Stephany Smith and husband, Reggie, of Van Alstyne, Brandy Wilson of Dennison and Dusty Wells and husband, Craig, of Van Alstyne; seven stepgrandchildren; sisters, Janie Jones and Joyce Dean of Hattiesburg, Mississippi; sisters-in-law and their husbands, Martha Zumwalt and Jerry, Milly Ward and Dan, all of Tulsa, and Janis Johnson of Weatherford; brothers-in-law and their wives, Bill Shelton and Ann and Ben Shelton and Wanda, all of Wichita Falls; and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was born January 25, 1932, in Longview, to Alfred J. and Maurine Bumpas Cippele. Bob graduated from White Oak High School in 1949, attended Kilgore College and received his bachelor's and master's degrees from East Texas State University in Commerce.
Bob served honorably in the United States Army from 1953-1955. He was a longtime member of the advisory board for Austin Bank and was an independent oil and gas operator.
Bob was preceded in death by his parents; and a grandson, Hunter Cippele.
He is survived by his wife, Benette Shelton Cippele; his sons and daughters-in-law, Bob Cippele Jr. and Cheryl of Longview and Rick Cippele and Susan of Austin; daughter and son-in-law, Robin Williamson and Bruce of Carrollton; grandchildren, Grey Cippele, USMC, Kate and Emily Cippele of Austin and Miranda Williamson of Carrollton; stepchildren, Stephany Smith and husband, Reggie, of Van Alstyne, Brandy Wilson of Dennison and Dusty Wells and husband, Craig, of Van Alstyne; seven stepgrandchildren; sisters, Janie Jones and Joyce Dean of Hattiesburg, Mississippi; sisters-in-law and their husbands, Martha Zumwalt and Jerry, Milly Ward and Dan, all of Tulsa, and Janis Johnson of Weatherford; brothers-in-law and their wives, Bill Shelton and Ann and Ben Shelton and Wanda, all of Wichita Falls; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Funeral services for Bob J. Cippele Sr., 76, of Longview, will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, December 17, 2008, at the chapel of Rader Funeral Home of Longview, with Jerry Zumwalt officiating. Private interment was in Rosewood Park Cemetery. Bob died Tuesday, December 9, 2008, at a Gilmer care center.
He was born January 25, 1932, in Longview, to Alfred J. and Maurine Bumpas Cippele. Bob graduated from White Oak High School in 1949, attended Kilgore College and received his bachelor's and master's degrees from East Texas State University in Commerce.
Bob served honorably in the United States Army from 1953-1955. He was a longtime member of the advisory board for Austin Bank and was an independent oil and gas operator.
Bob was preceded in death by his parents; and a grandson, Hunter Cippele.
He is survived by his wife, Benette Shelton Cippele; his sons and daughters-in-law, Bob Cippele Jr. and Cheryl of Longview and Rick Cippele and Susan of Austin; daughter and son-in-law, Robin Williamson and Bruce of Carrollton; grandchildren, Grey Cippele, USMC, Kate and Emily Cippele of Austin and Miranda Williamson of Carrollton; stepchildren, Stephany Smith and husband, Reggie, of Van Alstyne, Brandy Wilson of Dennison and Dusty Wells and husband, Craig, of Van Alstyne; seven stepgrandchildren; sisters, Janie Jones and Joyce Dean of Hattiesburg, Mississippi; sisters-in-law and their husbands, Martha Zumwalt and Jerry, Milly Ward and Dan, all of Tulsa, and Janis Johnson of Weatherford; brothers-in-law and their wives, Bill Shelton and Ann and Ben Shelton and Wanda, all of Wichita Falls; and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was born January 25, 1932, in Longview, to Alfred J. and Maurine Bumpas Cippele. Bob graduated from White Oak High School in 1949, attended Kilgore College and received his bachelor's and master's degrees from East Texas State University in Commerce.
Bob served honorably in the United States Army from 1953-1955. He was a longtime member of the advisory board for Austin Bank and was an independent oil and gas operator.
Bob was preceded in death by his parents; and a grandson, Hunter Cippele.
He is survived by his wife, Benette Shelton Cippele; his sons and daughters-in-law, Bob Cippele Jr. and Cheryl of Longview and Rick Cippele and Susan of Austin; daughter and son-in-law, Robin Williamson and Bruce of Carrollton; grandchildren, Grey Cippele, USMC, Kate and Emily Cippele of Austin and Miranda Williamson of Carrollton; stepchildren, Stephany Smith and husband, Reggie, of Van Alstyne, Brandy Wilson of Dennison and Dusty Wells and husband, Craig, of Van Alstyne; seven stepgrandchildren; sisters, Janie Jones and Joyce Dean of Hattiesburg, Mississippi; sisters-in-law and their husbands, Martha Zumwalt and Jerry, Milly Ward and Dan, all of Tulsa, and Janis Johnson of Weatherford; brothers-in-law and their wives, Bill Shelton and Ann and Ben Shelton and Wanda, all of Wichita Falls; and numerous nieces and nephews.
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