Elizabeth Hippensteel
Elizabeth W. Hippensteel, 83, Robinson, died about 10:25 a.m.
Monday, September 1, 1997, at Heartland Nursing Home, Galesburg.
Born June 28, 1914, in Oblong, she was the daughter of O.R. Smith
and Mae Bottenfield Smith. She was a homemaker, and a member of the
Evangelical United Methodist Church, Oblong, and the Crawford County Home
Extension.
She married Ned LeRoy Hippensteel on September 7, 1935, who preceded
her in death on April 1, 1985. Also preceding her in death were two
sisters, Hazel Holt and Ruby Curtis; and two brothers, Carey Smith and
Ocie Smith Sr.
Survivors include a son, Ned LeRoy Hippensteel Jr., Galesburg; a daughter,
Patricia Stinson, Jacksonville, Fla.; three grandchildren, Sherri Drauden,
Tempe, Ariz., Stefani Hippensteel, Galesburg, and Douglas Stinson, Jacksonville,
Fla.; four great-grandchildren, Paige and Cody Drauden, Tempe, and Emily
and Will Stinson, Jacksonville, Fla.
The funeral was 2 p.m. Thursday, September 4, at Goodwine Funeral
Home, Robinson, with Rev. Robert Fyffe officiating. Burial was in
Robinson New Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to the Community Hospice of America, 256
S. Soangetaha, Galesburg, IL 61401, or to the organization of the donor's
choice with envelopes available at the funeral home.