Edgar Tipton, Jr.

Edgar Tipton, Jr. “Tip”, 75, of Middletown, passed away Sunday evening, May 2, 2004, at Middletown Regional Hospital. He was born in Pitts, Kentucky on February 4, 1929 to parents Edgar “Tom” and Callie (McIntosh) Tipton, Sr., and was a lifelong resident of Middletown. He married Joanne Riddell on June 1, 1956.

Tip served in the United States Army from November 1950 to November 1952, during the Korean War, and was a 50 year member of the American Legion Post 218. He was employed at Armco Steel Corporation as a Hot Strip Mill Roller, retiring in February 1991 with 44 years of service.

Mr. Tipton is survived by his wife, Joanne Tipton of Middletown; his daughter, Anne (Steve) Riley of Indianapolis, IN; two sons, Timothy S. Tipton and Thomas E. (Jane) Tipton, both of Middletown; five grandchildren, Tim, Malcolm, Samantha, Brooke, and Tommy Tipton; a great grandson, Logan Tipton; and two sisters, Christine Stewart and Imogene Morgan, both of Middletown.

He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, James Tipton; a sister, Agnes Finney, and a daughter-in-law, Sandy Tipton.

Funeral Service will be held Wednesday, May 5, 2004 at 10:00 AM at Wilson-Schramm-Spaulding Funeral Home, 3805 Roosevelt Blvd. at Bonita Dr., with Reverend Paul Riddell officiating. Visitation will be Tuesday, from 5-8 PM at the funeral home. Interment will be at Woodside Cemetery with military honors conducted by American Legion Post 218 Honor Guard.

Funeral Home:
Wilson-Schramm-Spaulding
3805 Roosevelt Blvd.
Middletown, OH
US 45044