William Jack Canipe

William Jack Canipe, 72, of Morganton, NC went to his Heavenly Home on Saturday, December 31, 2011. Born in Burke County, NC on June 25, 1939, he was the son of the late William Wesley Canipe and Mary Edna Powell Canipe. William was a member of Union Baptist Church in Lawndale, NC. William worked at Drexel Heritage Furnishings for many years and later started Southern Exposure with his son. He had many friends and the community will remember his as ?the mulch man?.William is survived by his son, Kevin Canipe and wife, Beverly, of Morganton; a daughter, Jackie Greer and husband, David, of Morganton; grandchildren, Katie Canipe, Kristen Canipe, Heather Canipe, Kyle Orders, Cole Orders, Ashlee Greer, and Jacob Greer; and a brother, Dean Canipe of Shelby, NC.In addition to his parents, William was preceded in death by his wife, Marilyn Ednita Brown Canipe.The funeral will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, January 2, 2011 in the Colonial Chapel of Sossoman Funeral Home and Crematory Center with Reverends David Orders and Jim Tabor officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home one hour prior to the service. Burial will follow in Forest Hill Cemetery. At other times the family will be at the home of Kevin and Beverly Canipe.