After a long battle with cancer, Timothy Michael Kipper has returned to his heavenly home. He passed peacefully on January 2, 2015, with his wife and daughter by his side.

  Tim is survived by his loving wife, Patricia Kipper, daughters Sierra Atchison, Stephanie Head, Sarah Revis, sons Timothy Kipper Jr., Michael Kipper, and ten grandchildren. Also surviving Tim are brother Terrance Kipper, and sisters Christine Martian, Maralee Arnold, Antonia Mishima, and Georgeanna Hershberger.
      
  Tim took pride in his service to his country serving as a Cobra Gunship Pilot. Chief Warrant Officer Kipper served in Vietnam where he earned numerous decorations for skill and leadership in battle.

   Tim loved sports. He coached Little League for many years when his sons were young. Later in life he enjoyed playing golf with his friends and his wife.