Retired U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Wendell E. Schipper, 82, of Raeford, passed away in Cape Fear Valley Medical Center in Fayetteville, on Monday, Feb. 13, 2012.
Mr. Schipper was a veteran of World War II, Korea and Vietnam.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Patty A. Schipper; and two grandsons, David Schipper and Paul Schipper.
Survivors are: sons, Carl Schipper and Earle Schipper; daughter, Marceal Johnson; stepdaughter; Lynnette Fingland; grandchildren, Eddie Schipper, Chris Schipper, Mandy Schipper, Jenny Conner, Jimmy Denny, Michael Johnson, Karissa Gallagher, Sierra Gallagher, Sara Cortez Schipper; 15 great-grandchildren; and sister, Karen Brewer.
The Funeral was held on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012, at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Adcock Funeral Home & Crematory in Spring Lake, followed by the burial in Sandhills State Veterans Cemetery in Spring Lake at noon with military honors.