OBIT: Miles TIPTON, 1887, Altoona, Blair County, PA

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MILES TIPTON.
 
  At the residence of his parents, E. B. and Hannah Tipton, No. 1015 
Eleventh avenue, Miles Tipton died Wednesday evening at about 9 
o'clock. Deceased had been ill for several weeks and his death was the 
result of congestion of the brain. The deceased was a printer by trade 
and was an apprentice in the Tribune office. He was a good hearted man, 
an excellent compositor, and among the craft had many friends. That he 
had faults is true, but no one is exempt from them, yet he had many 
good traits and these will be remembered by those who will read with 
sorrow the intelligence of his death. It has been many years since he 
worked in this office, but he had held positions at various times in 
other publication offices in this city, and was at the time of becoming 
ill a compositor in the Mirror job office. Besides his parents he 
leaves three brothers and one sister. These are Lewis, David, Howard 
and Mary A., all of this city. He was aged 36 years, 6 months and 2 
days.
  Representatives from the various printing offices of the city met at 
the Mirror job office Thursday afternoon to take suitable action 
relative to the death of Mr. Miles Tipton, which event occurred on 
Wednesday evening at the residence of his parents, No. 1015 Eleventh 
avenue. Mr. Harry Slep was made president of the meeting and the 
following committee on resolutions was appointed:  Messrs. W. H. 
Schwartz, P. H. Crawford, Curtis Cornelius, Homer Vaughn and W. H. 
Slep.

Altoona Tribune, Altoona, Pa., Thursday, April 21, 1887, p. 3, col. 4

Funeral of the Late Miles Tipton.
 
  The funeral of the late Miles Tipton took place Friday afternoon from 
the residence of his parents, No. 1015 Eleventh avenue. The services 
were conducted by Rev. A. K. Bell, D.D., pastor of the First Baptist 
church. On the coffin lay a beautiful floral design representing a 
composing stick and rule, the tribute to the memory of the deceased by 
his fellow craftsmen. The pallbearers were C. N. Barclay, of the Sun; 
George McPike, of the Times; Jacob Smith, of the Sunday Morning; L. G. 
Lamade, of the Volksfeurher; Grant May, of the Tribune office; and 
Charles M. Bart. There was a number of the employes of the different 
printing offices present at the funeral and these, with other friends, 
followed the remains of the deceased to Fairview cemetery, where the 
interment took place. The parents and relatives of the deceased return 
their sincere thanks to their friends who were so kind to them in their 
hour of bereavement.
  At the meeting held at the Mirror job office previous to the funeral 
the following resolutions were adopted by the printers of Altoona, the 
report being presented by the committee appointed on Thursday:
  Whereas, Our friend and fellow-craftsman - Miles Tipton - has been 
summoned into the eternal world and we will look upon his face no more;
  Resolved, That we have heard with deep regret and profound sadness of 
his comparatively early death; that we bear testimony to his kindness 
of heart and to his ability as a workman;
  Resolved, That we extend to his parents and other friends our sincere 
sympathy in this the hour of their great grief, and trust that they may 
receive comfort and strength from our Heavenly Father, who doth not 
willingly afflict the children of men;
  Resolved, That these resolutions be printed in the city papers and a 
copy furnished to the parents of the deceased.
 
W. H. Schwartz,
Homer Vaughn,
P. H. Crawford,
Curtis Cornelius,
Will H. Slep,
Committee.

Altoona Tribune, Altoona, Pa., Thursday, 21, April 1887, p. 3, col. 6