Barbara Ripchick

RIPCHICK, Barbara L., 72, of West Point, Va., died Monday, December 7, 2009. She had been a local beautician and was a member of First Baptist Church of West Point. She is survived by her husband of over 50 years, Joseph H. Ripchick; three sons and their wives, Terry and Katherine Ripchick, Joseph and Lisa Ripchick, Michael and Stephanie Ripchick; nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild; three sisters, Margaret Mills, Edna Carter and Bettie Davis; one brother and his wife, Clarence and Grace Lawson. A funeral service will be held Thursday, 11 a.m., at Vincent Funeral Home & Cremation Service, 417 11th Street, West Point, Va. Burial will follow in St. Theresa Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight, 6 to 8 p.m., at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to West Point Volunteer Fire & Rescue Department, P.O. Box X, West Point, Va. 23181, or American Heart Association, P.O. Box 5216, Glen Allen, Va. 23058-5216. Condolences may be registered at www.vincentfh.com.


This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.