Carolyn Pipa Obituary

Carolyn "Sissy" Rae Pipa, 78, passed away August 18, 2025. A native of Cleveland, Mississippi, daughter of the late Willie and Ellen Mallett Floyd, she was a homemaker and a member of Antioch Presbyterian Church. Surviving are her husband of 54 years, Dr. Joseph A. Pipa, Jr. of the home; a daughter, Sara Elizabeth Belden (John) of Woodruff; a son, Joseph Anthony Pipa III (Ronda) of Greer; a sister, Margaret Ann Turner of Lexington, Mississippi; and ten grandchildren, Joseph Pipa IV, Joshua Pipa, Jonathan Pipa, Jonah Pipa, Elizabeth Pipa, Abigail Belden, Jacob Belden, Caroline Belden, Nathaniel Belden, and Matthew Belden. She was predeceased by a sister, Charlotte Clayton Gilley. Graveside services will be held 11:00 a.m. Thursday, August 21, 2025, at Antioch Presbyterian Church Cemetery conducted by Pastor John Belden. Pallbearers will be Joseph Pipa III, Joseph Pipa IV, Johsua Pipa, Matthew Belden, Jonathan Pipa, Jonah Pipa, Jacob Belden, and Nathaniel Belden. Honorary escorts will be James "Sonny" Peaster, Sam Hutton, Jeff Danes, Rick Long, and Bill Johnson. Visitation will be held 9:00-10:45 a.m. Thursday, August 21, 2025, at Antioch Presbyterian Church. A memorial service will be held 10:00 a.m. Friday, September 12, 2025, at Woodruff Road Presbyterian Church. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary, Morton H. Smith Chair of Theology, P.O. Box 690, Taylors, South Carolina 29687 or Antioch Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 407, Greer, South Carolina 29652-0407. Online condolences may be made at www.thewoodmortuary.com.