He was born January 19, 1936 in Redwater, Bowie county, Texas to parents: Melvin and Nelia Mae Clark Pipes. He had been a long time resident of Dayton, graduating from Dayton High School in 1954. He continued his education at Texas A&M where he was in the R.O.T.C. and from there he joined the Army Reserves. He move to the Beaumont area over 39 years ago where he went on to build a successful business in the insurance field until his retirement in 1998. Mr. Pipes enjoyed gardening and fishing.
Services for Mr. Pipes will be 3:00 p.m., Saturday, June 7, 2008 at Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel in Dayton, Texas with Brother Bob Webb officiating. Interment will follow at Magnolia Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., Saturday prior to the service.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his brothers: James and Curtis Pipes, and his sister: Helen Pipes.
He is survived by his son: Thomas Pipes of California, Darryl Pipes and wife Karla of Beaumont; his daughters: Brenda Pipes of Lumberton and Sharlene Rhonda Pipes of Lumberton; grandchildren: Corbin Ward, Kelsey Fuller, René Pipes, Travis Pipes, and James Raymond Pipes; his brothers: Melton Pipes and wife Marlene of Huffman, Carl Pipes of Huffman, and his sister: Carolyn Collett of Huffman.
He was born January 19, 1936 in Redwater, Bowie county, Texas to parents: Melvin and Nelia Mae Clark Pipes. He had been a long time resident of Dayton, graduating from Dayton High School in 1954. He continued his education at Texas A&M where he was in the R.O.T.C. and from there he joined the Army Reserves. He move to the Beaumont area over 39 years ago where he went on to build a successful business in the insurance field until his retirement in 1998. Mr. Pipes enjoyed gardening and fishing.
Services for Mr. Pipes will be 3:00 p.m., Saturday, June 7, 2008 at Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel in Dayton, Texas with Brother Bob Webb officiating. Interment will follow at Magnolia Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., Saturday prior to the service.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his brothers: James and Curtis Pipes, and his sister: Helen Pipes.
He is survived by his son: Thomas Pipes of California, Darryl Pipes and wife Karla of Beaumont; his daughters: Brenda Pipes of Lumberton and Sharlene Rhonda Pipes of Lumberton; grandchildren: Corbin Ward, Kelsey Fuller, René Pipes, Travis Pipes, and James Raymond Pipes; his brothers: Melton Pipes and wife Marlene of Huffman, Carl Pipes of Huffman, and his sister: Carolyn Collett of Huffman.
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