Billy Dale Nipper, 78 of Van Buren passed away Tuesday, November 12, 2019 in his home. He was a fiber optic cable installer for Slagles in San Antonio and an Army Veteran in the Vietnam War. He was preceded in death by his wife Helen (Lynch) Nipper, three brothers and two sisters. Graveside services will be 1PM Thursday, November 14, 2019 at Roselawn Cemetery in Fort Smith under the direction of Ocker Funeral Home in Van Buren. He is survived by five sons Andy Nipper and wife Rachel of Van Buren, Donald Williams and wife Kmel of San Antonio, Texas, Andrew Jackson of Abilene, Texas, Timothy Jackson and Brian Jackson both of San Antonio, Texas; one daughter Cynthia Zumwalt; three sisters Peggy Martin of Fort Smith, Linda Miley of Nashville, Tennessee and Carolyn Pauley of San Antonio, Texas; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Andy Nipper, Zachary Nipper, Logan Nipper, Keith Zimmerman, Chuck Martin, Corey Guadagno and Joe Martin.