William H. Rippy, 70, of Darlington, SC passed away on Monday, August 27, 2018. Mr. Rippy was born in Durham, NC a son of the late Carl H. Rippy and Mary Farrell Rippy.He was a US Navy veteran and had worked in quality control. Surviving are his wife, Ruby Rippy of Darlington; son, Jeff (Ginny) Rippy; daughters, Marilyn Hester, Renee Rippy and Sharon (Donnie) Allen; step-children, Edward (Jeanette) Haire and Michael Haire; seven grandchildren, three step-grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and two step-great-grandchildren; brother, Danny (Barbara) Rippy; sisters, Shirley (Roy) Bailey and Sandra Efland. The family will receive friends from 6 – 8 pm on Wednesday, August 29th, at Stoudenmire-Dowling Funeral Home. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 pm on Thursday, August 30th, at the Florence National Cemetery. Please send messages to the family at the obit section of www.stoudenmiredowling.com.