Reba Lippincott

Reba Jordan Lippincott, just one month shy of turning 91, passed away while residing in Charlotte, NC, near her younger son. She lived in Princeton, NJ, from 1970 until September 2023. 

She was born and raised in St Albans, WV, the eldest of four siblings. Education was always an important part of her life. She graduated third in her high school class. She attended West Virginia University (WVU) with hopes of going to medical school. Upon graduating, she was admitted to the Women's Medical College of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia where she spent three semesters; thereafter, she worked for a pharmaceutical company as a lab technician in Philadelphia where she met her husband-to-be. She was a stay-at-home mother until 1974 when she returned to school at Rutgers University to earn a Masters of Library and Information Science. After earning that degree, she worked for 23 years as an education media specialist (high school librarian) in the Watchung Hills Regional School District in northern NJ. Her husband had an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and both of her children have postgraduate degrees. She also had some input into the education of her two grandsons. She lived for her family.

Later in life, she took many trips and went on many bike rides and hikes. Her husband died in 2005, but she continued with biking and hiking. She became a big sports fan. She was a serious follower of the New York Yankees and WVU's football and men's basketball teams. In 2008 she joined the Women's College Club of Princeton and became active in the organization that provides college scholarship awards to deserving young women in the surrounding Princeton area. In 2012 she became the club's President. She took that job very seriously.

Reba is preceded in death by her parents, Gordon T. Jordan and Mary Katherine Jordan; her husband, Clair (Buzz) Lippincott; and her brother, Charles T. Jordan. She is survived by her sons, Jeffrey and Clark (Lisa); sisters, Julia Elcan and Mary Jo Santrock (John); grandsons, Connor (Dani) and Cole (Katie); sisters-in-law, Ann Jordan and Shirley Lippincott; and many nieces and a nephew.

Her final resting place will be at the Princeton Cemetery in downtown Princeton, NJ.

Memorial donations may be made to The Women's College Club of Princeton (wccpnj.org) or curingkidscancer.org. Raymer-Kepner Funeral Home is assisting the family. www.Kepnerfh.com