Billie Dean Flippo

Billie Dean Flippo, age 77, passed away on October 20, 2026, at Forest Ridge Health and Rehabilitation in Woodland Park, Colorado. She was born January 23, 1949, to Ben Chapman and Anna Belle Minor in Springfield, MO.

Billie was preceded in death by her father and mother; brothers Gary Wayne Jones, Michael Eugene Ford, Jack Leon Ford, and Brian Chapman; and sister Kimberly Ann Ray. She is survived by daughters Diana Couch, Michelle Myers, and Jerri Bridges; grandchildren Timothy Blackwell, Jessica Wilkes (Josh), Kasie Luttrell (Dustin), and Luke Edwards (Megan); eight great-grandchildren; and sister-in-law Kay Ford.

Billie’s early career was in retail, working for Consumers Grocery. She later earned her GED and became a certified phlebotomist working primarily for an oncology clinic where she served cancer patients for many years.

As a young woman, Billie enjoyed bowling and earned many team awards and trophies with her friends. She loved country music, was an avid reader of romance novels and loved plants of every kind. Billie was an animal lover and provided a loving home to many rescue dogs over the years; most recently her beloved Brodie the Maltese and Benji the Chihuahua.

Billie lived her entire life in Springfield and will be interred in Hazelwood Cemetery to rest beside her mother Anna Belle, and sister Kimberly.

The family wishes to extend their gratitude to the staff at Forest Ridge Senior Living in Woodland Park, Colorado; especially the nurses and certified nursing assistants who cared for her over the past 21 months.