Charles Dewey Rippy Obituary
In loving memory of Charles Dewey Rippy of Spindale, North Carolina, who departed this world on August 2, 2024 at the age of 72. Charles leaves behind a legacy remembered by family and friends. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
As we bid Charles farewell, let us not mourn the absence of his physical form, but rather celebrate the essence of his spirit that lingers in the spaces between moments. For Charles is not truly gone, but merely transformed, his energy intertwined with the fabric of the universe itself, forever dancing among the stars.
He was predeceased by: his father Victor Rippy; and his great-nephew Thomas Bradley. He is survived by: his mother Nadine Nanney Rippy; his sister Anita Rippy Tessnear; his nephew Michael Tessnear; and his great-niece Rachel Bradley. He is also survived by other relatives and friends.
In lieu of flowers the family requests memorials be made to Southern Baptist Church.