Obituary of David Tipton

David Evans Tipton, Jr. age 61, passed away at his residence in Cordova, TN on August 12, 2011. Funeral services will be held Monday, August 15, 2011 at 3:00 PM in the First United Methodist Church in Brownsville, TN. Burial will follow in Oakwood Cemetery. A visitation will be from 1:00 to 3:00 PM in the First United Methodist Church. Mr. Tipton achieved the rank of Eagle Scout and was a 1968 graduate of Haywood High School. He attended Mississippi State University where he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity. Mr. Tipton was preceded in death by his father, David Evans "Deedum" Tipton, Sr. He is survived by his two daughters: Kathryn Suzanne Tipton, Nashville, TN, Elizabeth Regen Tipton, Johnson City, TN; the mother of his children: Nancy Helen Laughlin, Rogersville, TN and a special friend: Helene Kramer, Arlington, TN; his mother: Suzanne Tipton, Brownsville, TN, two sisters: Flo Bryan (Frank) Jackson, MS, and Sue Harvey (Hugh) Jackson, TN, a brother: Tommy Tipton (Paula) Brownsville, TN; five nieces: Marie Bryan Hill (Reed), Sue Bryan Geter (Joey), Sarah Bright Tipton Faulker (Chris), Dorothy Tipton Harvey & Suzanne Harris Harvey, one nephew; Tom Tipton and two great nephews: Louis Baddour Hill & Bryan Geter. In lieu of flowers memo rials made be made to the Humane Society of Memphis, 935 Farm Road, Memphis, TN 38134 or the Boy Scouts of America, c/o Steve McCool, 133 Sunset Circle, Brownsville, TN 38012.