Person:James Tipton (4)

TIPTON Daily American, April 2, 1994

 James Russell Tipton, 85, Somerset, died April 1, 1994, at Somerset Hospital.  Born Oct. 28, 1908, in Salisbury.  Son of the late Jacob Howard  and Mary (Sauter) Tipton. Preceded in death by his wife, the former Cordilla Ethel Shockey, who died March 29, 1990; one son, Charles R. Tipton; two brothers, Howard and Charles Tipton; sister, Miriam Callahan. Survived by these children: Jacob H. Tipton, married to the former Gloria Vought, Sagamore Hills, Ohio; Mrs. Donald L. (Thelma) Ritenour, Somerset RD 6; Harold E. Tipton, married to the former Shirley Lohr, Ravenna, Ohio; Mrs. Frank (Edith) Morgan, Somerset RD 2; Mrs. Ronald (Emma) Stanfield, Atwater, Ohio; Mrs. Gary (Lois) Johns, Greencastle; Miss Barbara Ann Tipton, Le Canto, Fla.; Mrs. Clifford (Grace) Thiel, Somerset RD 2, and daughter-in-law, Mrs. Pauline Schaller Tipton, Johnstown.  Also 30 grandchildren and 46 great-grandchildren.  Owner of the former Tipton's Garage of Somerset.  Member of Christ Casebeer Evangelical Lutheran Church. Member of Somerset Kiwanis Club; Lodge 438, Odd Fellows of America, and lndependent Garage Owners Association of America.  He was instrumental in founding the Somerset Chapter of Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Citizens.  Friends received from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9  p.m. Sunday at the Hauger-Zeigler Funeral Home.  Service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at Christ Casebeer Lutheran Church, with Rev. Dwight A. Huseman officiating.  Interment, Somerset County Memorial Park.  Viewing at the church from 10 a.m. until time of service.  Contributions may be made to Key Training Center, RD 1, Le Canto, Fla. 32661.