Hipes, Jack Rex

1932 - 1972  (39 years)

• Name	Hipes, Jack Rex
  Birth	3 May 1932	Festus, Jefferson County, Missouri   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	HIPE.J001
  _FGRAVE	181471858
  Funeral	Vineyard Funeral Home, Festus, Jefferson County, Missouri   [1]
  Military Service	Korean War, Boatswain's Mate Seaman Recruit, United States Navy  [2]
  		Flag of the United States, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959, a…
  		United States Navy Shield
  		United States Navy
  		United States Navy Enlisted Rates
  		Military Service Ribbons, Korean War (Generic) NOTE: This is a generic list of awards for Korean War Veterans This veteran may be entitled to fewer or more awards than shown here Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		National Defense Service Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		National Defense Service Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		Korean Service Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		Korean Service Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		United Nations Service Medal Korea, United Nations
  		United Nations Service Medal Korea, United Nations
  		Korean War (1950-1953)
  		Korea
  Death	28 Jan 1972	Jefferson Memorial Hospital, Festus, Jefferson County, Missouri   [1, 2]
  	Cause: Pneumonia
  Burial	Rose Lawn Memorial Gardens, Crystal City, Jefferson County, Missouri   [1, 2]
  		Headstone, Hipes, Jack R.
  Person ID	I716	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Bricker - Shock Conrad Bricker and Lucinda Shock Descendants, Frock - Barker Michael M. Frock and Margaret Barker Descendants, Frock - Seltenreich Michael Frock and Elizabeth Seltenreich Descendants
  Last Modified	1 Oct 2023

  
  

  Father	Hipes, Edwin P.
  Mother	Brown, Lorine
  Family ID	F716	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Bricker, Levera Nadine,   b. 5 Jul 1937, Missouri d. 21 Aug 1978, Festus, Jefferson County, Missouri (Age 41 years)
  Marriage	Y  [1, 3]
  Children	> 1. Hipes, Ricky Lee + 2. Hipes, Belinda Carol + 3. Hipes, Cheryl   4. Hipes, Jason,   b. 18 May 1971   d. 3 Sep 1987 (Age 16 years)
  Family ID	F684	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 3 May 1932 - Festus, Jefferson County, Missouri Funeral - - Vineyard Funeral Home, Festus, Jefferson County, Missouri Death - Cause: Pneumonia - 28 Jan 1972 - Jefferson Memorial Hospital, Festus, Jefferson County, Missouri Burial - - Rose Lawn Memorial Gardens, Crystal City, Jefferson County, Missouri  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Levera Nadine (Bricker) and Jack R. Hipes From the Vivian Simpson Collection Contributed by Ella Mae (Simpson) Mix (1951-2019)

  
  

• Notes

  Jack was a draftsman for Hydro-Air Engineering Company, St, Louis and was a veteran of th Korean conflict. He was a member of the First Christian Church, Festus.

  
  

• Sources

  [S777] Obituary, Hipes, Jack Rex, 39, none. (Reliability: 2). [S778] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Hipes, Jack R., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/180921418/levera-n.-hipes), none. (Reliability: 2). [S759] Journal Gazette/Times-Courier Online (Mattoon and Charleston, Illinois), Obituary, Pearcy, Dorine, 77, (Journal Gazette/Times-Courier Online (Mattoon and Charleston, Illinois)), none.