Rachel McCulloch Hipps

Rachel McCulloch Hipps, 88, died Friday, September 16, 2016, at Pisgah Manor Health Care Center. An Asheville native, Rachel was a daughter of the late G. Graham and Alethia Lentz McCulloch. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Roy Jack Hipps, and daughter, Brenda C. Hipps. She was a member of Oak Hill United Methodist Church where she was active with the Friendship Quilting Club. She was a graduate of Starnes Cove High School where she played basketball and served as President of the Senior Class, after which she attended Pfeiffer College. Mrs. Hipps worked along with her husband, Jack, and son, Mike, in the operation of Calabash West Seafood Restaurant. Mrs. Hipps is survived by her two daughters, Patrice H. Rippy and husband Harry, of Atlantic Beach and Pamela Adams and husband Joe, of Asheville; three sons, Michael D. Hipps and wife Linda, of Asheville, Mark D. Hipps-Figgs and husband, Maxie, of Durham, and Jack M. Hipps and wife Jane, of Candler; eight grandchildren, Connie H. Hill and husband, Adam, Dennis Hipps, Brandon Rippy, Brian Rippy, Barry Rippy, Brooke Adams, Rachel Hipps and Adam Hipps; seven great-grandchildren, Katie Rippy, Tristan Rippy, Brian Rippy, Jr., Charlotte Rippy, Colby Hill, Graham Hill and Scarlett Hill. The funeral service for Mrs. Hipps will be at 3:00 p.m. Sunday at Oak Hill United Methodist Church with the Rev. Lisa Hartzog officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Her family will receive friends at the church 30 minutes prior to the service. Memorials be made to Oak Hill United Methodist Church Cemetery Fund, 277 Oak Hill Road, Candler, NC 28715. Groce Funeral Home on Patton Avenue is assisting the family.