Lucille Hendrix Lippard

Lucille Hendrix Lippard, age 99, of Cleveland, passed away on Tuesday, June 7. at The Laurels of Salisbury. Born May 17, 1911, in Rowan County, she was the third child of the late Dennie Linnet Hendrix and Frances (Fannie) Myers Hendrix of Salisbury. She was a 1929 graduate of Boyden High School and was a lifelong resident of Cleveland and an active member of Cleveland First Baptist Church as long as her health permitted. Mrs. Lippard was a homemaker and well-known excellent cooking and especially for her delicious chocolate pies. She enjoyed watching baseball with the Atlanta Braves being her favorite team. She was a dedicated servant to the church and to her community. She was a member of the Maddie Tolbert Sunday School Class. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Lippard was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph Clinton Lippard, on December 23, 1991; a son, Walter Ralph Lippard, on September 13, 2009, a granddaughter, Rebecca Dianne Lippard on August 18, 1968, a step grandson, Frankie Wrights, Jr. on April 15, 2008, and two brothers Lester and Hoyle Hendrix. Those left to cherish her memory are her children, Frances Lippard Barber (Charles) of Cleveland, Helen Lippard Wrights (Frank) of Salisbury, Harvey Clyde Lippard (Faye) of Davenport, Florida, Harry Edward Lippard (Susan) of Salisbury, daughter-in-law, Flaydene Lippard of San Antonio, Texas, and special friend, Wanda Sheek. Mrs. Lippard is survived by the following grandchildren: Richard Barber (Vickie), Patricia Peacock (Darrell), Jack Davis (Blanca), Barbara Lippard, Wanda Colbert (Donald), Tim Lippard (Dawn), Cynthia Glasser, Henry Lippard (Cindy), and Harriet Michael (Brian), a step granddaughter, Patricia Dorsey (Carl). She is survived by 12 great-grandchildren, 7 step great grandchildren, 8 great, great grandchildren, and 13 step great, great grandchildren. She is also survived by two sisters and one brother: Mildred Poteat of Salisbury, Clara Poteat of Salisbury, and Robert Hendrix of Raleigh, and several nieces and nephews. Service: Services honoring Mrs. Lippard’s life will be held at Cleveland First Baptist Church 2:00 PM Thursday, June 10, 2010 with the Rev. Glenn Dancy, III and the Rev. Bobby Seagroves officiating. She will lie in state thirty minutes prior to the service. Interment will following in the church cemetery. Visitation: The family will receive friends at Summersett Funeral Home on Wednesday from 6-8:00 p.m. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Cleveland First Baptist Church, 200 Maple Street, PO Box 325, Cleveland, NC 27013 or Enon Baptist Church, (DL Hendrix Library Fund) 1875 Enon Church Road, Salisbury, NC 28147. The family would like to express their thanks to Dr. Thompson and the entire staff at the Laurels for the love they showed to our mother and the wonderful care, love and kindness they gave her each and every day.

Lucille Hendrix Lippard

May 17, 1911 - June 7, 2010