Rhea E. Stipes, age 97, died Thursday. She was a life resident the Massillon/Canton area and member of Trinity Methodist Church of Perry Heights. Preceded in death by her husband, Richard, parents, brother and three sisters. Survived by her daughters, Kathleen (James) Kobus of Northfield and Susan (Daniel) Tissot of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, grandchildren, Michael Farley, Amy (Greg) Westfall, Michele (Ron Schroeder) Ebeyer and Ashley (Chris) Lawrence, great-grandchildren, Meghan Baker, Ryan, Hunter and Bethany Farley, Luke, Olivia and Noah Ebeyer, Genevieve and Josephine Schroeder, Jake, Grace and Page Lawrence and Logan Erwin and special family friend, Jennifer Thompson. Services will be Monday at 10 a.m. at the Lamiell Funeral Home with Pastor Tina Siroki officiating. Burial will be in North Lawn Cemetery. Friends may call Sunday from 1-3 p.m. and Monday from 9-10 a.m. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Aultman Compassionate Care Center.