Vernon Doyle Whipple Sr. 77 passed away Thursday, June 30, 2016. Vernon is preceded n death by his loving mother and father Cecil Lee and Oscar Whipple and his daughter Valerie Whipple. He is survived by his wife of 30 years Dorothy Whipple, daughters; Melody smith and Deborah Whipple, son; Vernon Whipple Jr, sisters; Wanda Dworczyk and Virginia Crawford, brother; Johnny Whipple and wife Chris, step-children and spouses; David and Marie Prince, Bobby and Sonja Prince, Dian and Alan Kendrick, Brenda and Eugene Gentry, Linda Stoner and Steve Isley. He is also survived by 19 grandchildren, 31 great grandchildren and many nieces, nephews and loved ones