Raymond Rip Debord

RAYMOND E. 'RIP' DEBORD JR., 76, of Barboursville, W.Va., went home to be with his Lord on Sept. 4, 2010, after fighting a long hard battle with his health. Rip retired from Owens-Illinois in 1988. He was a veteran of the Korean War, having served with both the Army and Navy. Rip was one of four children from Huntington, W.Va. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Martha Ellen Hartman DeBord; his father and mother, Raymond DeBord Sr. and Elizabeth Urban DeBord; two sisters, Ursula DeBord and Oma Jane Davis; and one brother, David DeBord. He is survived by his loving wife of 36 years, Sheena Mayo DeBord; two sons and a daughter-in-law, Raymond A. DeBord of Kenova, W.Va., and Guy and Lisa DeBord of Milton, W.Va.; three daughters and two sons-in-law, Renee and Ike Johnson of Huntington, Lisa Riley of Woodward, Okla., and Leslee and John Hill of Daytona Beach, Fla.; 14 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren; a dear close brother-in-law, Harold 'Rabbit' Davis; and scores of nieces, nephews, close friends and relatives. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Reger Funeral Chapel by Pastor Bob Ray. Burial will follow in Docks Creek Cemetery, Kenova, W.Va. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Reger Funeral Home. American Legion Post 93 of Kenova will conduct military graveside rites. Condolences may be made to the family online at www.timeformemory.com/reger.