Erby E. Tipton of Gap
Erby E. Tipton of Gap, PA, died Saturday morning at his residence after a long illness. He was the husband of Gertrude Ogden Tipton.
Born in Pigeon Roost, NC, he was a son of the late Fieldon and Hester Lewis Tipton.
He worked for more than 35 years as a foreman at the Sun Ship and Drydock Co. of Chester, Delaware County, PA, retiring in 1973.
He had been a resident of Gap, PA, the past seven years. Before that, he lived in Gradyville, Delaware County, PA.
He attended the Highland Baptist Church in Coatesville, PA.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by two sons, Thomas F. of Liberty, PA, and Robert E. of Greenville, SC; a daughter, Louise T. White of Downingtown, PA; and six brothers, Henry of North Carolina, Edward of Thorndale, PA, and Isaac, Fieldon, Bruce, and Samuel, all of Downingtown, PA; seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in the Donohue Funeral Home, 43 W. Lancaster Ave., Downingtown, PA.
Interment will be in Hopewell Methodist Cemetery, Downingtown, PA.
Friends may call at the funeral home Monday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Tuesday after 10 a.m.
Memorial contributions in his name may be made to Highland Baptist Church building fund, R.D. 3, Box 322, Coatesville, PA, 19320.
Erby E. Tipton of Gap
Erby E. Tipton of Gap, PA, died Saturday morning at his residence after a long illness. He was the husband of Gertrude Ogden Tipton.
Born in Pigeon Roost, NC, he was a son of the late Fieldon and Hester Lewis Tipton.
He worked for more than 35 years as a foreman at the Sun Ship and Drydock Co. of Chester, Delaware County, PA, retiring in 1973.
He had been a resident of Gap, PA, the past seven years. Before that, he lived in Gradyville, Delaware County, PA.
He attended the Highland Baptist Church in Coatesville, PA.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by two sons, Thomas F. of Liberty, PA, and Robert E. of Greenville, SC; a daughter, Louise T. White of Downingtown, PA; and six brothers, Henry of North Carolina, Edward of Thorndale, PA, and Isaac, Fieldon, Bruce, and Samuel, all of Downingtown, PA; seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in the Donohue Funeral Home, 43 W. Lancaster Ave., Downingtown, PA.
Interment will be in Hopewell Methodist Cemetery, Downingtown, PA.
Friends may call at the funeral home Monday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Tuesday after 10 a.m.
Memorial contributions in his name may be made to Highland Baptist Church building fund, R.D. 3, Box 322, Coatesville, PA, 19320.
Family Members
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Raymond Luther Tipton
1909–1988
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John Henry "Hen" Tipton
1911–1993
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Edward Walter "Ed" Tipton Sr
1914–1998
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Isaac Walter "Ike" Tipton Sr
1920–2000
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Richard Berry Tipton Sr
1922–1989
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PFC John Hannum Tipton
1922–1961
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Luther Raymond "Dude" Tipton
1925–1979
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Fieldon Jacob "Tip" Tipton Jr
1926–2006
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Bruce Tipton
1931–1995
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Samuel Park Tipton
1934–2001
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