Dwight E. Ripley

Dwight E. Ripley of Marshall, Michigan, age 72, died Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2015 at the Sparrow Hospital in Lansing. Dwight was born November 3, 1942 in Marshall, MI the son of Oral and Dorothy (Conley) Ripley and was a lifelong Lee Township resident and a lifelong farmer. Surviving are: his wife, Mary A. (Krug) Ripley; four children, Aeric Ripley of Alma, Dori (Dean) Heyboer of Holland, Andrea Murphy of South Dakota and Travis (Jessica) Ripley of Hudsonville; seven grandchildren and brothers, Forest Ripley of Marshall and Elden Ripley of Springport. He was preceded in death by a son, Darren Ripley in 1987. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 P.M. Friday, Oct. 16, 2015 at the Burkhead-Green Funeral Home in Charlotte with Rev. Jack Brown of the Olivet Congregational Church officiating. Interment will be in the Lee Center Cemetery in Lee Township of Calhoun County. Visitation will be held from 5-8 PM Thursday at the Funeral Home.Memorial contributions are suggeted to the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis TN. www.burkhead-greenfuneralhome.com.