Additions Of Recent Years

***To Philip Ripley Jr., and Gwenda Mefford, daughter, Ysabella Renee Ripley, born May 1, 1999, in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
***To Philip Ripley Jr., and Gwenda Mefford, son, Philip Gunner Ripley, born October 22, 2001 in Jackson, Michigan.
***To Matt Covel and Donna Ripley, daughter, Madeline Joanne Covel, born January 21, 2001, in Jackson, Michigan.
***To Robert Craig Shannon and Stephaine Ripley, daughter, Kaycee Lou Shannon, born December 15, 2001, in Jackson, Mi.
***To Robert Craig Shannon and Stephanie Ripley, Kamryn Michele Shannon, born August 4, 2003, in Jackson, Michigan.
***To Jeffery John Ripley and Tanra Marie Snider, Paige Michelle Ripley, born December 7, 2004 in Jackson, Michigan
***To Jon Alan Ripley and Diana Lynn Johns, Lucas Jon Ripley, born May 25, 2005, in Jackson, Michigan.

Losses Of Recent Years

Died January 2004, Marvin Pixley, son of Lloyd Pixley and Julia Pixley (Ripley) of Leslie, Michigan.
Died January 2004, Gertrude Hannon (Ripley), age 73, wife of Henry J Ripley, deceased, of Flint, Michigan.

Pictured above is one month old Kamryn Michele Shannon in Sept 2003, being held by her Great Grandfather, then 89 year old Raymond W Ripley, at his home in Jackson, Michigan.

Pictured above is Jon Ripley with wife Diana Johns and their new son, Lucas Jon Ripley, born May 25, 2005.

Raymond W Ripley, age 91, of Jackson, Michigan, (above) continues to fight the ravages of older age. After beating a bout with Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma, he has been slowed by a variety of ailments. Daughter Karen is now the primary caregiver and the services of a home nurse is required.