Mary Clementine Tripp

Mary Clementine Tripp passed away on Saturday, January 29, 2022, at Brookdale Senior Living Center in Cleveland Tennessee. Formerly of Cape Girardeau Missouri, she was born on December 4, 1942, in Jefferson City, Missouri, the daughter of Joseph J. and Phyllis E. Bollinger.

A graduate of Thomas W. Kelly High School in Benton, she pursued a career as a clerk and legal secretary, retiring from the Oliver Firm in 2010. She was a member of St. Mary’s Cathedral Parish in Cape Girardeau and attended Old St. Vincents, previously serving as Director of the RCIA process. A dedicated quilter, she belonged to the River City Quilters and shared her art for charity, with family and supported Quilts for Veterans. She was a long-time member of the Southeast Missouri Association of Legal Secretaries.

She married Donald Eugene Tripp on October 14, 1967, in Benton, who preceded her in death on June 9, 2018, after 51 years of marriage.

She is survived by her sister Brenda Blevins (the late Bob) of Cleveland, Tennessee and brother Daniel J. (Lynn) Bollinger, of Loganville, Georgia, nieces Melinda (Joe Jr.) Kirk of Knoxville Tennessee, and Elizabeth Lee (John Thornton) of Covington Georgia. Nephews, Jason (Michelle) Blevins of Holly Springs, Georgia and Daniel J. (Sunny) Bollinger, II of Lilburn, Georgia, and Don's beloved nephew Chuck (Nancy) Ross of Cape Girardeau, Missouri.

Mary was preceded in death by her parents and husband.

There will be a gathering in Mary's honor at 4:30 in the vestibule of St. Therese Catholc Church on February 11th followed by a Memorial Mass at 5:30. Her Funeral Mass will be at Old St. Vincents in Cape Girardeau, Missouri on later date. In lieu of flowers donations to Old St. Vincents, the Alzheimers Association, or your favorite charity are suggested.
A special note of thanks to the staff and management of Brookdale Senior Living Center and Hearth Hospice.