Arnold Leon Sipp,Sr. age 77, of Brushfork Road, Falls Mills, VA died on Sunday, November 18, 2012 at Bluefield Regional Medical Center.
Born on May 9, 1935 in Coopers, WV he was a son of the late Jessie Sipp and Ethel Virginia Honaker Sipp. He was a member of Liberty Chapel Church. He was formerly employed at Dunkirk Radiator Corporation for with 42 years of service. He was a member of the US Steelworkers Union #2693.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Fannie Elizabeth Hoops Sipp; his second wife, Ella Louise Crigger; sister, Betty Lou Baldwin; daughter, Linda Lou Taggert; and granddaughter, Elizabeth Sipp.
Survivors:
Sons: Arnold Leon Sipp Jr. of Pocahontas, VA
Jesse Andrew Sipp and wife Debra of Pocahontas, VA
Dean Jasinski and wife Linda of Dunkirk, NY
Frank Crigger and wife Eara Mae of Bluefield, VA
Daughters: Diane Sedlacek and husband Mike of Dunkirk, NY
Anna Marie Houser and husband Keith of Dunkirk, NY
Verna Mae Boyles and husband Richard of Bradford, PA
Sandra Cox and husband Tommy of Bluestone, WV
Sisters: Eara Mae Crigger and husband Frank of Bluefield, VA
Minni Lorraine Catron of Pocahontas, VA
17 Grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM on Wednesday, November 21, 2012 at Liberty Chapel Church, Airport Square, Brushfork, WV with Rev. R.C. Blankenship and assisted by Rev. Virginia Shinault. Burial will follow at Grandview Memory Gardens in Bluefield, VA. The family asks that memorial contributions be made to the Liberty Chapel Church, Route 52 Airport Square, Bluefield, WV 24701 or the American Cancer Society. Friends may call at the church at the funeral hour.