Lois Maurine Tipton, 93, of Girard, died Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019, at Sunrise Skilled Care and Rehabilitation Center in Virden.
Visitation will be held Sunday, Nov. 24, from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Davis-Anderson Funeral Home in Girard.
Private family funeral services will be held Monday, Nov. 25. A private family burial will follow in Girard Cemetery in Girard.
Mrs. Tipton was born Jan. 22, 1926, in Girard, a daughter of L.T. and Ethel F. (Harshbarger) Weddle. She married Henry L. Tipton on May 12, 1946, at the home farm in Girard, and he survives.
For 25 years, she worked as a librarian for the Girard Township Library, retiring in 1996. She was a member of the American Legion Women's Auxiliary, Girard Women's Club, National Historical Society, board member of the Lewis and Clark Library System and the Church of the Brethren in Girard.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by son, LT. Col. (USAF Ret.) Charles L. Tipton of Bel Air, MD; daughters, Catherine L. Walch Jackson of Litchfield and Barbara A. Musser of Greenville, OH; grandchildren, Cheryl D. Whitman, Curtis D. Walch, Timothy D. Ferguson, Aaron T. LeCount, Emily J. Tipton, Roger B. Rudy and Benjamin R. Rudy; numerous great-grandchildren; sister, Marzetta F. Rutherford of Virden; brother, Isaac L. Weddle of Indianapolis, IN; four nieces; and a nephew.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, Edgar Weddle in World War II.
Memorials may be made to Girard Township Library.
Online condolences may be left at www.davis-andersonfuneralhome.com.
