Richard Lewis Tipton's Obituary
WILLIS / ALANREED
SERVICES- Graveside at 11:00 am on Friday, August 3, 2007, at Alanreed Cemetery in Alanreed, with Rev. David Kelly, Pastor of First Baptist Church in Groom, officiating.
BURIAL- Alanreed Cemetery in Alanreed.
Mr. Tipton was born July 9, 1942 in Groom, Texas to Herman Lewis and Hattie Lorene Terbush Tipton. He had been a resident of Willis for the past 3 years. He was a Vietnam Veteran who had served for many years in the US Navy and US Coast Guard. He also had worked as a truck driver for a time before his retirement. He was a Protestant.
PRECEDED BY - his parents; and a brother, Leslie Tipton on July 28, 1996.
SURVIVORS - a daughter, Kimberly Tipton of Arlington; a son, Richard Scott Tipton of San Antonio; a sister, Shirley Joyce of Fort Worth; a sister in law, Sharon Tipton of Willis;
7 grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
MEMORIALS - American Cancer Society
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