Wilbert E. Kipp, 89

DOVER - Wilbert E. Kipp, of Dover, died Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2008, in Bayhealth-Kent General Hospital, Dover. He was 89.

Mr. Kipp was born March 14, 1918, in Stratford, N.J.

He served in the U.S. Army during World War II at Guadalcanal. He was a Pearl Harbor survivor.

Mr. Kipp retired after 30 years from Sun Oil where he worked as a merchant marine on a tanker.

He was a member of the American Legion Walter L. Fox Post 2 in Dover.

He enjoyed salt water and fresh water fishing in the Delaware Bay. Mr. Kipp was a member of the Silver Lake Fishing Club.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Alice Colvin Kipp in 1991.

Mr. Kipp is survived by two friends, Calvin Durham of Dover and Jim Dykes of Smyrna.

Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Monday in Torbert Funeral Chapel, 61 S. Bradford St., Dover, where friends may call one hour prior.

Interment will be in Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Bear.

Letters of condolence may be sent, and guestbook signed at www.torbertfuneral.com.