Mack Vernon Hipps, age 78, of  McRoberts, Kentucky and Southern Ohio passed from this life on Saturday, June 10, 2017 at the Appalachian Regional Hospital of Whitesburg, Kentucky.  He was born on June 22, 1938 to the late Denver J. Hipps and Nancy L. Pruitt Hipps in Berwind,  West Virginia. Mr. Hipps served  his country honorably in the United States Army and he was of the Church of Christ faith. Mack was an avid fisherman, who enjoyed going as often as he could.

   Mr. Hipps was also preceded in death by his wife: Lavada Hipps; two sisters: Wanda McCloud and Myrtle Tackett; three brothers: Edward Hipps, Charles Hipps and Emerson Hipps.

   He is survived by one son: Wesley Hipps of Jenkins, Kentucky;  four grandchildren; one great grandchild; along with a host of other family and many friends to mourn his passing.

    Visitation will be held at the Carty Funeral Chapel of Neon on Monday-June 11, 2017 at 5:00 PM for family and 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM for friends.

  Funeral services will be conducted from the Neon Chapel on Tuesday-June 12, 2017 at 1:00 PM with family and friends reflecting.

   Burial will be at the Tackett Cemetery in McRoberts, Kentucky.