Mary C. Ripley

Mary C. Ripley, 93, was born on April 5, 1923 in Decatur, Alabama to Katherine (Letson) and Joseph Richardson. She died on August 14, 2016. She spent her early life through high school in Moulton, Alabama. During her freshman year at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, she met her husband, Ames A. Ripley. They were married in 1942 and after Ames served in the Army during World War II, they moved to Syracuse, New York. Mary had several jobs through the years while her husband attended Syracuse University and later Ohio State University. She worked at General Electric in Syracuse, and when they moved to Earlville, New York, she became the Town Clerk for many years and worked as a clerk for a local lawyer. She was very active in the Earlville Baptist Church and helped organize the Cub Scout program in Earlville. After they moved to Livingston, New Jersey, she continued to be active in the Livingston Baptist Church and worked at a Burelle’s Press Clipping Bureau for several years as a head reader. Mary and Ames loved to travel and visited all 50 states in the U.S., and Mary went to 27 countries around the world. In 1984, they retired to Boynton Beach, Florida, where she became an avid golfer, playing in two women’s leagues and achieving fi ve holes-in-one along with winning several trophies in tournaments. She was also a very good bridge player and joined the duplicate bridge group after her husband passed away. Mary was also very active in the First Presbyterian Church in Boynton Beach, Florida, and served as a greeter, Circle Leader and Elder of the church. Mary’s family was very important to her and she loved and enjoyed each new member of the family. She encouraged each person to do their best and was proud of all of their achievements. Mary was predeceased by her husband, Ames and oldest son, Randall A. Ripley. She is survived by her son, Larry B. Ripley of Morris Plains, New Jersey' and her daughters, Kathryn H. Fisher of Unadilla, New York and Linda S. Ripley of Budd Lake, New Jersey. She has ten grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren. Donations in memory of Mary Ripley can be made to the First Presbyterian Church of Boynton Beach, 235 SW 6th Avenue, Boynton Beach, FL 33435, or to the Rotary Gift of Life Program, P.O. Box 25, Morris Plains, NJ 07950. Private services for the family will be held at a later date. Her ashes will be interred in the Memorial Garden of the Federated Church in Livingston, New Jersey, along with those of her husband and son.