Services for Laura Ruth Tracy Lipscomb, 80, a former resident of Natchez, who died Tuesday, June 28, 2016 after a long battle with Alzheimer’s, will be at 1:00 p.m. Friday July 1, 2016 at Laird Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Harold Tracy officiating.
Burial will follow at Greenlawn Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of Laird Funeral Home.
Visitation will be from 11:30 a.m. Friday until time of service at the funeral home.
Ruth was born in Natchez, November 18, 1935, the daughter of Ralph and Laura Tracy. Ruth was raised and lived in Natchez for 37 years before moving to the Jackson Metro area. She married David Lipscomb Jr. in June 1953 and they had a wonderful 59 year marriage until his death in July 2012. Ruth was extremely creative, a talented seamstress and artist. She was retired after a successful career with Deposit Guaranty Mortgage.
A devout Christian, Ruth loved the Lord, and was an avid Bible reader and enjoyed her Bible study groups. She adored her family and was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, sister and aunt.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, and two sisters, Dorothy Tracy Bradshaw and Mary Tracy Allen.
Survivors include her son: David A. “Butch” Lipscomb III and wife, Wanda; her daughter: Roslyn “Rosie” Lewis and husband, Randy; five grandchildren: Chad Lipscomb, Tate Lipscomb, Bret Lipscomb, Ryan Lewis, and Reid Lewis; three brothers: Ralph Tracy Jr., Harold Tracy and wife Sherrill, and Thomas “Tommy” Tracy and wife, Debbie; brother-in-law: Kenneth Allen and six great grandchildren, multiple nephews, nieces, and cousins.
Burial will follow at Greenlawn Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of Laird Funeral Home.
Visitation will be from 11:30 a.m. Friday until time of service at the funeral home.
Ruth was born in Natchez, November 18, 1935, the daughter of Ralph and Laura Tracy. Ruth was raised and lived in Natchez for 37 years before moving to the Jackson Metro area. She married David Lipscomb Jr. in June 1953 and they had a wonderful 59 year marriage until his death in July 2012. Ruth was extremely creative, a talented seamstress and artist. She was retired after a successful career with Deposit Guaranty Mortgage.
A devout Christian, Ruth loved the Lord, and was an avid Bible reader and enjoyed her Bible study groups. She adored her family and was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, sister and aunt.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, and two sisters, Dorothy Tracy Bradshaw and Mary Tracy Allen.
Survivors include her son: David A. “Butch” Lipscomb III and wife, Wanda; her daughter: Roslyn “Rosie” Lewis and husband, Randy; five grandchildren: Chad Lipscomb, Tate Lipscomb, Bret Lipscomb, Ryan Lewis, and Reid Lewis; three brothers: Ralph Tracy Jr., Harold Tracy and wife Sherrill, and Thomas “Tommy” Tracy and wife, Debbie; brother-in-law: Kenneth Allen and six great grandchildren, multiple nephews, nieces, and cousins.
Services for Laura Ruth Tracy Lipscomb, 80, a former resident of Natchez, who died Tuesday, June 28, 2016 after a long battle with Alzheimer’s, will be at 1:00 p.m. Friday July 1, 2016 at Laird Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Harold Tracy officiating.
Burial will follow at Greenlawn Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of Laird Funeral Home.
Visitation will be from 11:30 a.m. Friday until time of service at the funeral home.
Ruth was born in Natchez, November 18, 1935, the daughter of Ralph and Laura Tracy. Ruth was raised and lived in Natchez for 37 years before moving to the Jackson Metro area. She married David Lipscomb Jr. in June 1953 and they had a wonderful 59 year marriage until his death in July 2012. Ruth was extremely creative, a talented seamstress and artist. She was retired after a successful career with Deposit Guaranty Mortgage.
A devout Christian, Ruth loved the Lord, and was an avid Bible reader and enjoyed her Bible study groups. She adored her family and was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, sister and aunt.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, and two sisters, Dorothy Tracy Bradshaw and Mary Tracy Allen.
Survivors include her son: David A. “Butch” Lipscomb III and wife, Wanda; her daughter: Roslyn “Rosie” Lewis and husband, Randy; five grandchildren: Chad Lipscomb, Tate Lipscomb, Bret Lipscomb, Ryan Lewis, and Reid Lewis; three brothers: Ralph Tracy Jr., Harold Tracy and wife Sherrill, and Thomas “Tommy” Tracy and wife, Debbie; brother-in-law: Kenneth Allen and six great grandchildren, multiple nephews, nieces, and cousins.
Burial will follow at Greenlawn Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of Laird Funeral Home.
Visitation will be from 11:30 a.m. Friday until time of service at the funeral home.
Ruth was born in Natchez, November 18, 1935, the daughter of Ralph and Laura Tracy. Ruth was raised and lived in Natchez for 37 years before moving to the Jackson Metro area. She married David Lipscomb Jr. in June 1953 and they had a wonderful 59 year marriage until his death in July 2012. Ruth was extremely creative, a talented seamstress and artist. She was retired after a successful career with Deposit Guaranty Mortgage.
A devout Christian, Ruth loved the Lord, and was an avid Bible reader and enjoyed her Bible study groups. She adored her family and was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, sister and aunt.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, and two sisters, Dorothy Tracy Bradshaw and Mary Tracy Allen.
Survivors include her son: David A. “Butch” Lipscomb III and wife, Wanda; her daughter: Roslyn “Rosie” Lewis and husband, Randy; five grandchildren: Chad Lipscomb, Tate Lipscomb, Bret Lipscomb, Ryan Lewis, and Reid Lewis; three brothers: Ralph Tracy Jr., Harold Tracy and wife Sherrill, and Thomas “Tommy” Tracy and wife, Debbie; brother-in-law: Kenneth Allen and six great grandchildren, multiple nephews, nieces, and cousins.
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