Lena Mae Tipsword, 65, of Decatur died 2 p.m. Tuesday (Oct. 14, 1997) in her home. Services in Graceland/Fairlawn Funeral Home. Private burial in Graceland Cemetery.
Mrs. Tipsword was born in Decatur on Sept. 2, 1932, the daughter of William H. and Stella Russell Crawford. She worked as a waitress at Dante's Restaurant in Decatur. She married Gene L. Tipsword in Decatur in September 1946.
Surviving are her husband; son, Tom of Moweaqua; daughters, Elizabeth Benedict and Mari Tipsword, both of Chicago; Julie Koricanac of Dyer, Ind.; sister, Patsy South of Decatur; six grandchildren; one great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by her parents and one sister.
Herald and Review, Decatur, Illinois, 16 October 1997, Thu., Page 8
Mrs. Tipsword was born in Decatur on Sept. 2, 1932, the daughter of William H. and Stella Russell Crawford. She worked as a waitress at Dante's Restaurant in Decatur. She married Gene L. Tipsword in Decatur in September 1946.
Surviving are her husband; son, Tom of Moweaqua; daughters, Elizabeth Benedict and Mari Tipsword, both of Chicago; Julie Koricanac of Dyer, Ind.; sister, Patsy South of Decatur; six grandchildren; one great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by her parents and one sister.
Herald and Review, Decatur, Illinois, 16 October 1997, Thu., Page 8
Lena Mae Tipsword, 65, of Decatur died 2 p.m. Tuesday (Oct. 14, 1997) in her home. Services in Graceland/Fairlawn Funeral Home. Private burial in Graceland Cemetery.
Mrs. Tipsword was born in Decatur on Sept. 2, 1932, the daughter of William H. and Stella Russell Crawford. She worked as a waitress at Dante's Restaurant in Decatur. She married Gene L. Tipsword in Decatur in September 1946.
Surviving are her husband; son, Tom of Moweaqua; daughters, Elizabeth Benedict and Mari Tipsword, both of Chicago; Julie Koricanac of Dyer, Ind.; sister, Patsy South of Decatur; six grandchildren; one great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by her parents and one sister.
Herald and Review, Decatur, Illinois, 16 October 1997, Thu., Page 8
Mrs. Tipsword was born in Decatur on Sept. 2, 1932, the daughter of William H. and Stella Russell Crawford. She worked as a waitress at Dante's Restaurant in Decatur. She married Gene L. Tipsword in Decatur in September 1946.
Surviving are her husband; son, Tom of Moweaqua; daughters, Elizabeth Benedict and Mari Tipsword, both of Chicago; Julie Koricanac of Dyer, Ind.; sister, Patsy South of Decatur; six grandchildren; one great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by her parents and one sister.
Herald and Review, Decatur, Illinois, 16 October 1997, Thu., Page 8
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