Fipps, Henry Bruce

Henry Bruce Fipps, age 84, passed away Saturday, March 26, 2011 at his home following an illness. Mr. Fipps was born January 16, 1927 in Loris a son of the late Zeno and Rosa Hewett Fipps.He was a Veteran of the United Sates Navy where he served his country during World War II. Mr. Fipps worked with NBSC, formerly Farmers Bank, for forty years before retiring as Vice President and City Executive. He served on the Loris Healthcare System Board of Commissioners for twenty five years as well as the Horry County Economic Development Board. Mr. Fipps was a member of Loris First Baptist Church, where he served as a Deacon, a member of Loris Masonic Lodge #205 A.F.M., and was a past president of the Loris Lions Club. He was predeceased by one son, Henry Bruce Fipps, Jr., two brothers, Bobby Phipps and Dewey Phipps, and two sisters, Thelma Anderson and Virginia Kelly. Survivors include his wife of sixty years, Daphne Fowler Fipps of Loris, two daughters, Lynn Fipps Wieringa and her husband Charles of Summerville, SC and Carol Fipps Short and her husband Dennis of Raleigh, NC, five grandchildren, Colin B. Wieringa, Charlie B. Wieringa, Nicole A. Wieringa, Colby Wright Hall and her husband Jacob, and Samuel C. Wright, one great grandchild, Reagan Peppler-Wieringa, and two sisters, Blanche Wooten and Ruby Wood-Kelly. Memorials may be sent to Loris First Baptist Church, 3117 Main Street, Loris, SC 29569. The family will receive friends Tuesday, March 29, 2011 from 6-8 PM at Ward Funeral Home in Loris. Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM Wednesday, March 30, 2011 from the Loris First Baptist Church with Dr. Larry Turner and Rev. Carl Harris officiating. Burial, with full Masonic rites, will follow in the Patterson Cemetery.