Herschell Devero Hipps, Sr.
April 20, 1940 ~ February 2, 2014
Resided in:
Asheville, NC
Herschell Devero Hipps, Sr., 73, of Asheville, died Sunday, February 2, 2014.
A native of Buncombe Co., he was a son of the late James and Frances Rice Hipps. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Rosie Hipps, twin sister Hazel Lipe, and a brother, Bill Hipps.
Mr. Hipps is survived by daughters Leigh Banks and her husband, Herschell's special son-in-law Alan "Coolie" Banks, Elizabeth Hipps, and Sherry Roberts; son Herschell D. Hipps, Jr.; adopted son Ron Hipps; 7 grandchildren; special granddaughter Krystal and husband Tommy; 5 great-grandchildren; sister Barbara Hyder; half-sisters Julia Ann, Mary Frances, and Evon; brothers J.D. Hipps and Denny Hipps; step-brother Buddy Gann; and mother of his children and best friend Judy Jordan Lovelace.
A private memorial service may be held at a later date.
The family wishes to express special thanks to CarePartners Hospice, the Cancer Center, and to Dr. Don Jackson and Dr. Raymond Thertulien.
Groce Funeral Home on Patton Ave. is assisting the family.
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I will miss you dad. You was the best of the best. You are in heaven now with our other loved ones.You are no longer hurting or sick. I am looking forward to when we see each other again. I know you let Jimmy know how much I love and miss him. I love you dad.
Herschell, I will miss sitting out on the porch talking about the dogs.. You will truly be missed..
I love you dad and I am going to miss you so very much. You aren’t hurting and suffering anymore, you have a whole new body. I know we will see each other again.
God saw you getting tired,
And a cure was not to be.
So he put his arms around you,
And whispered, “Come to Me.â€
With tearful eyes we watched you,
And saw you pass away.
Although we loved you dearly,
We could not make you stay.
A golden heart stopped beating,
Hard working hands put to rest.
God broke our hearts
To prove to us,
He only takes the best.
Rest in Peace Dad 4/20/1940-2/2/2014
Hopefully I will be seeing you later. Be waiting on me.
Gonna miss you chief
Coolie ‘kiddo’
My prayers to Leigh and the entire family. May God be with you.
My sincere condolences to the Hipps family for your loss. Without a doubt Herschell will be missed! During this time of sorrow, meditating on God`s promises found in his word the Bible, can bring us comfort and hope(Rom 15:4)!
Jehovah promises that he is going to swallow up death(Isa 25:8)! Can you imagine never hearing about anyone dying, or never reading another obituary? What a wonderful time that will be!
The Bible also helps us to appreciate that there is a hope for our dead loved ones! Jehovah made this possible by sending his son Jesus to the earth to die for us and by resurrecting him!
(John 3:16). With this, Jesus helps us to appreciate that we can be reunited with our dead loved ones, by means of a resurrection(John 5:28, 29)! Jehovah has given Jesus the keys of death and the grave, so we can look forward to Jesus calling out of the grave our family members, just like he did with his close friend Lazarus, who had been dead four days(Rev 1::18, John 11: 21-45)! May your family be comforted!
Your family are in my prayers.
Love you big brother, you will be missed. We will be together again one day.
There aren’t enough words to describe how much I miss you!! I love you Papaw, and I was ‘richest little poor girl’ ever to have you..I will see you one day and until then I miss you!!!!
You have an incredibly special family. The love and support you offer to each other is an inspiration to me. I wish each of you a gentle healing and comfort in this time of pain. Please count on me as your friend.