Byron N. Hipps

Byron N. Hipps, 81, died December 13, 2006. He was born November 24, 1925 in Asheville, North Carolina to William Handy Hipps and Vonnie McLean Hipps. Byron is survived by his wife Demaris of Oak Brook, Illinois; two daughters; Catherine Hipps of Houston, TX, Julia Hipps (Tom Schroeder) of Zionsville, Indiana; grandson, Thomas Schroeder; sister Betty (Hugh) Delozier; several in-laws, and cousins, nieces, nephews, and friends. He graduated from Mars Hill College in '42. He received biology and chemistry degrees from Wake Forest University in '48, following his service in the U.S. Army during World War II (Technician 5th Grade Corporal). He received his degree in Pharmacy from the University of Wyoming in '51. Byron began his career as a pharmacist in Lovell, Wyoming, and then moved to Princeton, West Virginia. He joined Eli Lilly and Company as a sales representative in 1955, and worked in Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Indiana and Illinois, retiring as a clinical research coordinator in 1991. Byron was devoted to his family and loved walking on his land in Spring Creek, North Carolina, breathing the mountain air. He was quite a joke-teller and loved making people laugh. He had a gift for making people feel at ease from his first warm greeting. Byron enjoyed serving as usher at Christ Church of Oak Brook. Please join us in celebrating his life at 1:00pm, Saturday December 16th, Christ Church of Oak Brook, 31st and York Road, Oak Brook, IL 60523. Memorial gifts may be made to the Christ Church of Oak Brook in memory of Byron Hipps. Byron, who enjoyed life to the fullest, was very beloved and will be missed by all.