MITCHELL COUNTY, NC - OBITUARIES - Joyce Tipton, 17 Sep 2003 --------------¤¤¤¤¤¤-------------- JOYCE TIPTON SPRUCE PINE - Joyce Tipton, 84, of Altapass Road, died Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2003 in an Asheville hospital. She was the daughter of the late Beecher and Nellie Masters Griffith, and wife of the late Lonnie Tipton. A member of Spruce Pine United Methodist Church, she was retired from Peebles Department Store. Survivors include a son, Steve Tipton of Spruce Pine; a sister, Kate Pate of Tipton Hill; and two grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Friday at Spruce Pine United Methodist Church. Rev. Lynda Briggs officiated. Burial was in Tipton Hill Cemetery. The family received friends from 1 p.m. until the service hour Friday at the church. Memorial donations may be made to Spruce Pine United Methodist Church, 11090 Hwy. 226 South, Spruce Pine, NC 28777. Mitchell News-Journal 9/24/03 ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Mitchell News Journal www.mitchellnews.com/ ___________________________________________________________________