Ms. Doris Hofmann Fipps peacefully slipped away to enter into the glories of Heaven. Ms. Fipps was a devoted member of Antioch Baptist Church. She served as a Sunday School teacher and was a member of the choir for over 30 years. She also performed solos on special occasions. Ms. Fipps was born and raised in Berlin, Germany, where she experienced some of the horrors of World War II under Adolf Hitler regime. This did follow her through the rest of her life. Ms. Fipps was preceded in death by her parents Kurt and Elfriede Hofmann, her brother Gerhard Hofmann, her sister Ursula Hofmann Puls and her loving husband Carlton. Her father got killed at 28, while fighting in Russia. Thus leaving her mother struggling with 3 young children. At the age of 17, Ms. Fipps met the love of her life Carlton Fipps, who was in the army stationed in Berlin at the time. A year and a half later, they became husband and wife. They made their home in Lumberton, N.C., 8 years later, they became the adoring parents of a beautiful little girl. She is leaving precious memories behind for daughter Gina Suzanne, and husband Thomas Bryant and their daughter Kiersten. Grandson Brandon Bryant and wife Brandie and their daughters Emmie and Violet. Granddaughter Summer Hickman, husband Josh, and their daughter Alice. Ms. Fipps adored them all. Also what Ms. Fipps considered her little German family are, her sister-in-law Doris Hofmann, a special niece Regina and husband Helmut Kihm. Eventually Ms. Fipps became a very proud American. She never did forget the sacrifice these brave Americans gave to save the German people. But she also stated that a part of her heart will forever belong to the family she left behind and to the country of her birth. Just as she wanted, she closed her eyes to go to sleep, and opened them up to see the pearly white gates of Heaven. A time of visitation will be held on Wednesday, October 21, 2015 from 7:00-9:00 PM at Floyd Mortuary & Crematory, Inc., 809 East 5th Street in Lumberton. The funeral service will be on Thursday, October 22, 2015 at 11:00 AM at Antioch Baptist Church with Pastor Mark Meadows and Pastor Kevin Davis officiating. Burial will follow the service in Floyd Memory Gardens in Lumberton.