Gary Shannon Repp, 33, of Oak Ridge died Dec. 23, 2005, at his home.

Repp was born on Jan. 2, 1972, at Fort Gorden, Ga., to Gary Charles and Sarabeth Ann Simmons Repp.

He was a member of the Sedgewickville Baptist Church.

Repp served in the 1140th Perryville Unit of the Army National Guard as a heavy equipment operator.

He had been active since 1989 and served in Panama, Honduras and Alaska, and assisted in the Hurricane Katrina relief efforts on Mississippi flood duty.

Survivors include his parents of Altenburg, Mo.; two sisters, Melisa Repp of Altenburg, and Amanda Repp of Oak Ridge; and a brother, Levi Repp of Altenburg.

Funeral will be held today at 1 p.m. at Sedgewickville Baptist Church cemetery with the Rev. Al Brown officiating.