MAURICE DEKALB SIPPLE
Maurice Dekalb Sipple, 89, of Winchester, husband of Janice Kay Osborne Sipple for 35 years, passed away Sunday morning at the Thomson-Hood Veterans Center in Wilmore.
A native of Magoffin County, he was born Nov. 14, 1922, to the late Harry B. and Clara Creech Sipple.
He is a United States Navy veteran and served as a Seabee during World War II.
He was a partner in the Sipple Brick Company, an accomplished furniture maker and owner of the Early Cabinet Shop and the Hideaway Antique Shop, all in Stanton. He was a member of the Stanton Baptist Church.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by his children, John Barry Sipple, Maurice David Sipple, Martha Clare Sipple (Harry Enoch), Holly Lianne Gibson, Lisa Lynn Lambert, Veronica (Nick) Erwin, Janna (Kevin) Hedges, Dwight (Teri) Craft and Dwayne (Christina) Craft; 14 grandchildren; one great-grandson; nephews, Harry B. Sipple III and Bill Bradford; and sister-in-law, Mrs. Harry B. Sipple Jr.
He was preceded in death by his sister, Eileen Bradford, and brother, Harry B. Sipple Jr.
Funeral services will be Friday at 1 p.m. at the Rolan G. Taylor Funeral Home, 289 S. Main St., with the Rev. Jerry Johns officiating.
Visitation will be Friday from 11 a.m. until the hour of services at the funeral home.
Pallbearers will be Harry Sipple III, Bill Bradford, David H. Rogers Jr., Barry Sipple, Dekota Hedges and David Sipple.
Honorary pallbearers will be John Venable, John B. Sipple Jr., Mathew Erwin and Steve Eubank.
Burial will be in the Winchester Cemetery.
Contributions may be made to Hospice of the Bluegrass, 2312 Alexandria Drive, Lexington, KY 40504, or to Thomson Hood Veterans Center, 100 Veterans Drive, Wilmore, KY 40390.
