Wallace Leon "Buzz" Cripliver

Wallace Leon “Buzz” Cripliver, 60, formerly of Lexington, NC died Tuesday, May 5, 2009, in Grace Hospital Morganton. The graveside service was held at Lexington City Cemetery on Thursday, May 7 with Dr. Steve Rainey officiating. Mr. Cripliver was born on October 26, 1948, to the late Jennie Wallace Cripliver and Joseph Grimes Cripliver. At the time of his passing, he was a beloved resident of the Hemlock Home at the J. Iverson Riddle Developmental Center in Morganton, NC. The family would like to express special appreciation to the staff at the Center for all their kindness, care, and concern for Buzz. Buzz was dealt an extremely challenged life, but he is now soaring with the other special angels. Memorials may be made to the Hemlock Home at the J. Iverson Riddle Developmental Center, 300 Enola Road, Morganton, NC 28655, Special Olympics, PO Box 1067, Lexington, NC 27293, or the Humane Society of Davidson County, PO Box 1791. Lexington, NC 27293.