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Keokuk, Iowa
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October 21, 2005Kenneth E. Lipper
July 5, 1929 -- Oct. 19, 2005
KAHOKA, Mo. -- Kenneth E. Lipper, 76, of Kahoka, Mo., died Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2005, in Blessing Hospital, Quincy, Ill.
He was born on July 5, 1929, in Wyaconda, Mo., the son of Lester and Millie Billings Lipper.
He was united in marriage to Mary E. Evermon on Aug. 25, 1950, in the Christian Church parsonage, Kahoka. She survives.
Additional survivors include: three sons, Dennis Lipper of Columbia, Mo., Randy Lipper and his wife, Debbie, of Revere, Mo., and Carroll Lipper of Kahoka; a daughter, Becky Hopp, of Kahoka; 11 grandchildren, Shana and Tom Lindsey of Urbana, Mo., Jason Hopp of Wayland, Mo., Misty Howell of Kahoka, Shane Brakefield of Gillan, Mo., Heather and Scott Bethards of Leighton, Stephanie and Matt Kirchner of Alexandria, Mo., Amy Lipper of Quincy, and her boyfriend, Jesse Heimer, of Taylor, Mo., Miranda Lipper and her fiancé, Brent Goings, of Canton, Mo., Heidi Lipper of Kahoka, and her fiancé, Dustin Elder, serving in Iraq, and Kenneth W. "Bill" Lipper and Holly Lipper, both of Kahoka; 12 great-grandchildren, Jordan Lipper-Green, McKenzie and Riley Green, Ashley, Jarret, Blain and Shane Lindsey, Jewel Hopp, Rebecca Brakefield, Hunter and Cole Kirchner, and Leyton Bethards; a brother, William Clayton "Bobby" Lipper and his wife, Carol, of Sperry; two sisters, Twila Elder and her husband, James, of Mediapolis, and Willa Merle Bronstine and her husband, Virgil, of Canton; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Bessie Lipper of Hamilton, Marjorie Lipper of Montrose, Mildred Lipper of Burlington, George Evermon of Wyaconda, Howard and Gerry Evermon of Kahoka, Ernest and Leta Evermon of Hamilton, Ill., Vera Mae Shuler of Quincy, Frances Gregory of Fort Madison, Beulah and Joe Dobson of Montrose, Betty Fox of Revere, Laura and Harold Webber of Unionville, Mo., and Zola Marie Brammer of Kahoka; as well as nieces, nephews, and other relatives.
He was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers, Raymond, Dean, and Delbert Lipper; three sisters, Diena Stutz, Delila Evermon and Nelda Mae Overhulser; a son-in-law, Keith Hopp; and a grandson, Brent Lipper.
He farmed for Ralph Plenge prior to his marriage and then went to work for the former Dryden's in Keokuk, retiring in 1991 after 40 years of service. He also did carpentry work for a number of years.
He was baptized into the membership of the Kahoka Christian Church. He loved to visit with friends, family, and neighbors and play horseshoes and cards. He was a John Wayne fan and enjoyed watching television, particularly Sanford and Son and Bonanza. He also loved spending time with family and camping.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Wilson Funeral Home, Kahoka, with the Rev. Shawn McAfee officiating.
Burial will follow in Kahoka Cemetery.
Visitation is today at the funeral home, with family meeting friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Memorials may be made to the Clark County Local Cancer Society or to the family.
