Gene Carl Nipper

November 17, 1940 - August 14, 2021

Gene Carl Nipper passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, August 14, 2021. Gene was an army veteran and legacy resident of Jacksonville, Florida born on November 17, 1940. His parents were Walter Lee Nipper and Maudine Grice Conley. He is survived by two sons, Tony Simone and Gene Nipper, Jr.; two brothers, Marvin Nipper and Vernon Nipper; and one sister, Sybil Dutton. His loving and devoted wife, Lorraine Nipper, joins him in heaven with his brother Clyde Nipper. Gene marveled at the splendor of nature and was an avid fisherman and hunter. Until retirement, he worked at Trout River Fish Company: refining his skills at reel repair while embracing his work family and community of customers. He was a man of few… yet thoughtful words embodying the spirit of a southern gentleman. Mr. Nipper and his wife, Lorraine, will be interred at Jacksonville National Cemetery.