1932
Wade
2014
Wade Sipes
October 7, 1932 — July 30, 2014
WADE SIPES
Henderson, TN: Omar Wade Sipes, age 81 passed away Wednesday July 30, 2014 at Jackson Madison County General Hospital.
He was born October 7, 1932 in Hornsby, TN the son of the late John Pink and Janie Newsom Sipes. He graduated from Bolivar Central High School. He farmed, did some logging and later worked at Ford Motor Company in Detroit. He married Ernestine Rowland in 1967 and they made their home in Chester County. He worked at International Paper for 36 years retiring in 2003. He loved to fish and was an avid reader.
Mr. Sipes is survived by his wife, Ernestine Rowland Sipes of Henderson; three sons, James Sipes of Henderson, Joe Smith of Tallassee, AL and Barry Smith of Henderson; fourteen grandchildren and seventeen great grandchildren; a brother, Troy Sipes of Hornsby, TN and a sister, Jewel Reid of Bolivar, TN.
He was preceded in death by his parents, four brothers, Theron, Thomas, Burl and Adrian Sipes and a sister, Lou Dell Sipes.
Funeral services will be 2:00 PM Saturday August 2, 2014 at Shackelford Funeral Directors – Casey Chapel with Anthony Rowland officiating and burial will follow in Cave Springs Cemetery.
The family will receive friends at Casey Chapel 5 PM until 9 PM on Friday.
Shackelford Funeral Directors – Casey Chapel
Henderson, TN
731-989-2421
Henderson, TN: Omar Wade Sipes, age 81 passed away Wednesday July 30, 2014 at Jackson Madison County General Hospital.
He was born October 7, 1932 in Hornsby, TN the son of the late John Pink and Janie Newsom Sipes. He graduated from Bolivar Central High School. He farmed, did some logging and later worked at Ford Motor Company in Detroit. He married Ernestine Rowland in 1967 and they made their home in Chester County. He worked at International Paper for 36 years retiring in 2003. He loved to fish and was an avid reader.
Mr. Sipes is survived by his wife, Ernestine Rowland Sipes of Henderson; three sons, James Sipes of Henderson, Joe Smith of Tallassee, AL and Barry Smith of Henderson; fourteen grandchildren and seventeen great grandchildren; a brother, Troy Sipes of Hornsby, TN and a sister, Jewel Reid of Bolivar, TN.
He was preceded in death by his parents, four brothers, Theron, Thomas, Burl and Adrian Sipes and a sister, Lou Dell Sipes.
Funeral services will be 2:00 PM Saturday August 2, 2014 at Shackelford Funeral Directors – Casey Chapel with Anthony Rowland officiating and burial will follow in Cave Springs Cemetery.
The family will receive friends at Casey Chapel 5 PM until 9 PM on Friday.
Shackelford Funeral Directors – Casey Chapel
Henderson, TN
731-989-2421
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Friday, August 1, 2014
5:00 - 9:00 pm (Eastern time)
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Saturday, August 2, 2014
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