OBIT: Caleb TIPTON, 1872, Altoona, Blair County, PA

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  On the last bright Sabbath afternoon all that was mortal of Caleb 
Tipton was followed to his final resting place, in Fairview Cemetery, 
by a large circle of friends and acquaintances, the young pastor of the 
Second Presbyterian Church so beautifully conducting the last sad 
tribute paid to the deceased. Caleb Tipton was the victim of that dread 
disease Consumption, which is so fatal in its results, and which is 
sapping the foundation of the lives of so many of the young of the 
present day. He enjoyed the acquaintance and esteem of a large number 
of our citizens, and when the terrible summons came to call him from 
earth away, he was prepared to welcome it, and died in the full hope of 
a thrice blessed immortality. While engaged in the active duties of 
life, it is true, he had his faults, and who has not? Yet, while we 
drop the last sad tear to his memory we must accredit him with his many 
virtues and try to emulate some of his excellent traits of character. 
He was indeed a friend of the poor and needy, and from the deserving 
destitute withheld not that aid which was in his power to bestow, being 
in possession of that charity which vaunteth not itself, is not puffed 
up, nor doth not behave unseemly." And as he sleeps the long sleep that 
knows no waking this side of eternity, those of us who are permitted to 
stay yet a little longer, and who were so intimately acquainted with 
Caleb Tipton, will remember the bright spots in his character, and will 
endeavor to cherish the memory of one who was the life of the social 
circle.

Altoona Tribune, Altoona, Pa., Wednesday, April 24, 1872, p. 3, col. 4

TIPTON - On the 19th inst., at the residence of his parents, in the 
Sixth Ward, Mr. Caleb Tipton, aged 33 years, 8 months and 15 days.

Altoona Tribune, Altoona, Pa., Wednesday, April 24, 1872, p. 3, col. 5