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Gene Flippin

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Gene Flippin

Birth
Littlefield, Lamb County, Texas, USA
Death
26 Oct 2015 (aged 88)
Crowley, Tarrant County, Texas, USA
Burial
Lipan, Hood County, Texas, USA Add to Map
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Gene Flippin, 88, passed away Monday, Oct. 26, 2015, in Crowley. Funeral: 2 p.m. Wednesday at Wiley Funeral Home in Granbury. Interment: Evergreen Cemetery in Lipan. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home in Granbury. Gene was born March 1, 1927, in Littlefield to William Henry Flippin and Clara Lavada Gray Flippin. He was a member of the Church of Christ. Gene worked on the Alaska pipeline, operated all the heavy equipment, fixed cars and was just handy and could fix anything. He was a jack of all trades and master of most. The family would like to extend special thanks to Gina Calvert who took care of Gene. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Linda Croy; and grandson, Kenneth Croy. Survivors: Daughters, Helen Kimbrell and husband, David, Juanita Strain and husband, Vish Mysore, and Lois Ann Flippin; grandchildren, Arnold Strain, Lynn Strain, Rick Clark, Trisha Yancy and Gene Croy; seven great-grandchildren; and special friend, Nelda Adams.
Published in Star-Telegram on Oct. 27, 2015
Gene Flippin, 88, passed away Monday, Oct. 26, 2015, in Crowley. Funeral: 2 p.m. Wednesday at Wiley Funeral Home in Granbury. Interment: Evergreen Cemetery in Lipan. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home in Granbury. Gene was born March 1, 1927, in Littlefield to William Henry Flippin and Clara Lavada Gray Flippin. He was a member of the Church of Christ. Gene worked on the Alaska pipeline, operated all the heavy equipment, fixed cars and was just handy and could fix anything. He was a jack of all trades and master of most. The family would like to extend special thanks to Gina Calvert who took care of Gene. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Linda Croy; and grandson, Kenneth Croy. Survivors: Daughters, Helen Kimbrell and husband, David, Juanita Strain and husband, Vish Mysore, and Lois Ann Flippin; grandchildren, Arnold Strain, Lynn Strain, Rick Clark, Trisha Yancy and Gene Croy; seven great-grandchildren; and special friend, Nelda Adams.
Published in Star-Telegram on Oct. 27, 2015


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  • Created by: Tim
  • Added: Oct 27, 2015
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/154316190/gene-flippin: accessed ), memorial page for Gene Flippin (1 Mar 1927–26 Oct 2015), Find a Grave Memorial ID 154316190, citing Evergreen Cemetery, Lipan, Hood County, Texas, USA; Maintained by Tim (contributor 46844902).