Jeff Lipford

Jeffery W. Lipford, 43, of Marianna died Wednesday, July 28, 2010 in Dayton, Texas. Jeff was a native of Newark, Ohio, lived most of his life in Jackson County. He was a self-employed truck driver and a member of Damascus Free Will Baptist Church. Preceded in death by his father, Emmett William Lipford. Survivors include his mother, Shirley Lipford Watford and her husband, Eddie B. Watford of Gordon, AL.; six sisters, Patty Sims and husband, David, Paula Harrison, Phyllis Hagin and husband, Richard all of Marianna, Penny Ford of Port St. Joe, Peggy Ellis and husband, Greg of Altha, Pammie Rapp and husband, Bailey of Buffalo, Wyoming; several nieces and nephews; several great nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Damascus Free Will Baptist Church with Revs. Otis Whitehead & John Holley officiating. Burial wil follow in the church cemetery with James & Sikes Funeral Home Maddox Chapel directing. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m., Wednesday, August 4, 2010 at James & Sikes Funeral Home Maddox Chapel. www.jamesandsikesfuneralhomes.com