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William Donald Sipes

August 31, 1935 — January 3, 2019

Mr. Sipes passed from this life on Thursday evening, January 3, 2019, at Pine Meadows Healthcare Center in Bolivar.

The widower of Marjorie L. Sipes, who passed away Thursday, July 30, 2015, Mr. Sipes worked 31 years as a telephone cable repair technician retiring in 1985. During his working years, he had lived in Memphis and Opelika, AL before returning to Hardeman County in 1961.

He was a 1955 graduate of Bolivar Central High School and also served in the Tennessee National Guard in the mid-1950's. On Saturday, April 5, 1958, he was united in marriage to Mrs. Sipes (nee' Davis) and both were long-time members of the Bolivar First Baptist Church. In his leisure time, Mr. Sipes enjoyed hunting, fishing, growing and tending to his large garden and bar-b-quing.

In addition to his wife, he is preceded in death by a daughter, Karen Roy; a son, Rickey Sipes; parents, William Otis and Ola Cox Sipes; and a brother, Ronnie Sipes.

He is survived by son, Donnie Sipes and his wife, Jamie, of Bolivar; five grandchildren, Will, Kaitlin, Leeann, John and Bryce and five great-grandchildren.

Memorials may be sent to the American Cancer Society (http://www.cancer.org), the Alzheimer's Association (http://www.alz.org) or Gideons International (https://www.gideons.org).
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Service Schedule

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Visitation

Saturday, January 5, 2019

5:00 - 8:00 pm (Eastern time)

Shackelford Funeral Directors

109 Mecklinburg Drive, Bolivar, TN 38008

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Chapel Services

Sunday, January 6, 2019

2:00 - 3:00 pm (Eastern time)

Shackelford Funeral Directors

109 Mecklinburg Drive, Bolivar, TN 38008

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