Carol June Walker Pippenger

Carol June Walker Pippenger, 83, passed away at a family residence, December 31st, 2021. She was born in Athens, TN. She was a 1956 graduate of McMinn County High School. She moved to Cleveland, TN to begin working at Carroll Printing Company in 1957 where she worked until February 2018. She and her husband Ralph enjoyed following their sons’ sports games in the Bradley County community. They continued to attend local high school sports events for years supporting the community. Carol had eight grandchildren whom she loved dearly.

She was preceded in death by her husband Ralph Leroy Pippenger of Cleveland, parents Fred and Eula Mae Walker of Athens, sisters Helen Trotter, Maxine Holland, Diane Pierce Hewgley, Shirley Shultz, Gail Everett, and brother Hoyle Walker. She is survived by sons Phil Pippenger and wife Amy of Cleveland, TN, Andy Pippenger and wife Brooke of Lookout Mtn., TN; grandchildren Abigail Harris and husband Josh of Snow Camp, NC, Caleb Pippenger of Lexington, Ky, Lydia Pippenger of Nashville, Silas Pippenger of Chattanooga, Luke Pippenger of Cleveland, Wiley Pippenger, Jane Pippenger, and Marguerite Pippenger of Lookout Mtn., TN; two great-grandchildren Micah Paul Harris and Isabel Paige Harris of Snow Camp, NC and a sister Delores Barnett of Athens, TN. The Pippenger family wish to extend appreciation and gratitude to Charter Senior Living (Morningside of Cleveland), Hearth Hospice, and The Banyan Family Medical Group for their medical care and assistance.

Companion Funeral Home, 2415 Georgetown Rd., Cleveland, TN 37311 will oversee the funeral arrangements. The family request memorials be made payable to Crossroads of East Tennessee, P.O. Box 362, Cleveland, TN 37364-0362 or Tasso United Methodist Church, 1106 Tasso Lane NE, Cleveland, TN 37312.

Carol’s family will receive friends from 12pm until 2pm on Friday January 7th at the Cleveland Chapel of Companion Funeral Home. She will be laid to rest at a private graveside ceremony at Sunset Memorial Gardens.