Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
NameBetty Jean RIPPY 
87,490,3, Betty Jean Rippy Martin
87,490,3, Betty Jean Rippy MartinBirthApr 8, 1929, Alamance County, North Carolina3, Betty Jean Rippy Martin
DeathJun 22, 2015, Alamance County, North Carolina3, Betty Jean Rippy Martin
BurialGibsonville City Cemetery, Springwood Avenue, Gibsonville, Guilford County, North Carolina3, Betty Jean Rippy Martin
FatherJoseph Michael RIPPY (1899-1953)
MotherMyrtle Ella COBB (1903-1971)
Spouses
BirthMay 13, 1929, North Carolina470, Millard Frazier Martin
DeathMay 26, 1996, North Carolina470, Millard Frazier Martin
BurialGibsonville City Cemetery, Springwood Avenue, Gibsonville, Guilford County, North Carolina470, Millard Frazier Martin
FatherSamuel Madison MARTIN (1894-1941)
MotherGrace Ione COOK (1899-1975)
Obituary Online notes for Betty Jean RIPPY
6/23/2015
Betty Jean Rippy Martin
GIBSONVILLE — Betty Jean Rippy Martin, 86, went home to be with the Lord Monday, June 22, 2015, at Twin Lakes Community surrounded by her family.
A native of Alamance County, she was born, April 8, 1929, to the late Joseph Michael and Myrtle Ella Cobb Rippy and was the wife of over 25 year to the late Millard Frazier Martin.
Betty was a lifelong member of Sharon Evangelical Lutheran Church in Gibsonville. She worked with Meals on Wheels and volunteered for the N.C. Board of Elections. Most of her enjoyment came from spending time with her grandchildren whom she loved deeply. She was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.
She is survived by her daughters, Terry Martin and husband Stephen of Gibsonville, Sherry Ackman and husband Todd of Cary; sons, Wayne Floyd and wife Mary Jo of Garner, Michael Floyd and wife Debra of Reidsville, Paul Martin and wife Carolyn of Elon; grandchildren, Millicent Martin, Michelle Wilson, Mary Catherine Nicolay, Taylor Floyd, Ashley Hale, Nicole Ackman, Hannah Ackman, Jordan Wilson, Carter Wilson, Brooklyn Hale; and a brother, Dr. W.D. Rippy and wife Helen of Wilmington.
She was preceded in death by her husband; parents; granddaughter, Tasha Winfree; and her uncle who raised her, Robert Lingle Cobb.
A funeral service to celebrate her life will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, June 24, 2015, at Sharon Lutheran Church by the Rev. W. Ralph Heller Jr., D. Min. STS with the burial to follow in Gibsonville City Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the church.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Sharon Evangelical Lutheran Church, 406 Alamance Street, Gibsonville, NC 27249
You may sign the online register book at www.lowefuneralhome.com 3, Betty Jean Rippy Martin
Betty Jean Rippy Martin
GIBSONVILLE — Betty Jean Rippy Martin, 86, went home to be with the Lord Monday, June 22, 2015, at Twin Lakes Community surrounded by her family.
A native of Alamance County, she was born, April 8, 1929, to the late Joseph Michael and Myrtle Ella Cobb Rippy and was the wife of over 25 year to the late Millard Frazier Martin.
Betty was a lifelong member of Sharon Evangelical Lutheran Church in Gibsonville. She worked with Meals on Wheels and volunteered for the N.C. Board of Elections. Most of her enjoyment came from spending time with her grandchildren whom she loved deeply. She was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.
She is survived by her daughters, Terry Martin and husband Stephen of Gibsonville, Sherry Ackman and husband Todd of Cary; sons, Wayne Floyd and wife Mary Jo of Garner, Michael Floyd and wife Debra of Reidsville, Paul Martin and wife Carolyn of Elon; grandchildren, Millicent Martin, Michelle Wilson, Mary Catherine Nicolay, Taylor Floyd, Ashley Hale, Nicole Ackman, Hannah Ackman, Jordan Wilson, Carter Wilson, Brooklyn Hale; and a brother, Dr. W.D. Rippy and wife Helen of Wilmington.
She was preceded in death by her husband; parents; granddaughter, Tasha Winfree; and her uncle who raised her, Robert Lingle Cobb.
A funeral service to celebrate her life will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, June 24, 2015, at Sharon Lutheran Church by the Rev. W. Ralph Heller Jr., D. Min. STS with the burial to follow in Gibsonville City Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the church.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Sharon Evangelical Lutheran Church, 406 Alamance Street, Gibsonville, NC 27249
You may sign the online register book at www.lowefuneralhome.com 3, Betty Jean Rippy Martin