Don Allen Phipps of Savannah, Tennessee passed away on Saturday, October 7, 2017, at the age of 68.
He is survived by his wife, Abbie Reynolds Phipps, his son, Paul Jamisohn Phipps, and his sister, Doris Lawson of Jonesville, Virginia.
Reared in Jonesville, Don was the son of the late Kenneth and Katherine Phipps. He attended college at the University of Alaska at Fairbanks and earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Maryland. He proudly served in the United States Navy for 24 years and lived in several countries around the world, which afforded him the opportunity to travel extensively. Eventually, he moved to Savannah, where he and his family lived for the past four years.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22478, Oklahoma City, OK 73123 or https://www.cancer.org.