Thomas C. Whipkey II

Thomas C. Whipkey II age 37, Perryopolis, Pa., passed away Saturday, August 23, 2014 as a result of an automobile accident caused by rain.
He was born Saturday March 26, 1977 in Mount Pleasant, Pa., the son of Thomas C. Whipkey and Christy (Gilmore-Whipkey) Smith.
‘Tom’ was an avid hunter and fisherman.
He loved spending time with the light of his life, his son, ‘Tommy’, and was so looking forward to seeing him off on his first day of school.
Surviving to cherish his memory are: his mother, Christy and Robert ‘Hap’ Smith; his father, Thomas C. and Georgene (Yursco) Whipkey; a son, Gunner Thomas Whipkey; sister, Lauren Marie Whipkey; a grandmother, Betty Whipkey; and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins and dear friends.
He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Patricia (Molnar Gilmore) and Jerome K. Lyons; a grandfather, Alfred W. Gilmore; a paternal grandfather, Kenneth C. Whipkey; a sister, Susan Marie Whipkey; and his beloved dog, Angel.
Friends will be received in the BLAIR-LOWTHER FUNERAL HOME INC., 305 Rear Independence Street, Perryopolis, Pa., Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and on Wednesday, August 27, 2014 from 9 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. when a Prayer Service will be held by the Rev. Father Anthony W. Ditto.
Interment will be private.