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Clayton Ripley

Clayton Ripley

RIPLEY, CLAYTON AVARD
Clayton Avard Ripley passed away suddenly at his home in Sackville on Thursday, April 23, 2015 at the age of 95. Born in Amherst on August 31, 1919, Clayton was a son of the late Charles and Minnie (Perry) Ripley.
Clayton was a veteran of World War II, RCAF serving from 1941 to 1945, trained for Air Sea Rescue, and was a member of the Royal Canadian Legion, Amherst. He worked with the Postal Department in Amherst for 30 years. He enjoyed dancing and was a member of the Tantramar Twirlers Square and Round Dancing.
Clayton was an avid and competitive card player. He loved the outdoors, having enjoyed growing vegetables in his garden and, in his younger years fishing.
He will be sadly missed by his wife Hilda (Briggs) Sloan-Ripley; his daughters, Norma (Jim) Fage, Keswick, NB, Joyce (Ron) Lynch, Scotsburn, NS, and Charlene (Derek) Wakefield, Grand Manan; Hilda's sons, Bill (Kendra) Sloan, Moncton, Eric (Debbie) Sloan, Murray Corner; grandchildren Paul, Jamie, Jonathan, Christopher, Andrew, Patrick and Christine; step-grandchildren, Craig, Dustin, Shannon, Erin, Laura, and Patrick; several great grandchildren; half-brother Winston (Joan) Brookdale; sister, Evelyn Smith, Amherst; half-sisters, June, Whitby, ON and Shirley (Owen) Nelson, Brookdale, NS; step-daughter-in-law, Phyllis Sloan (Cyril), Amherst.
Besides his parents, he was predeceased by his first wife Lillian (Skerry), four brothers, Raymond, Lawrence, Garfield and Russell; sisters, Jean and Muriel, a grandson Michael Wakefield and a step-son Gary and step grandson Gary.
Arrangements have been entrusted into the care and guidance of Jones Funeral Home, 70 Bridge St., Sackville, NB (364-1300) from where visiting hours will take place on Monday, April 27, 2015 from 12:30 until the time of the funeral at 2 pm. William Drysdale DLM officiating. Burial will be held in the spring.
Donations in memory of Clayton may be made to a charity of one's choice.
Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting Clayton's online memorial at www.jonesfuneralhome.ca or through the funeral home Facebook page.

 

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