Delaware County PA Archives Obituaries.....George TIPPING, 16 Feb 1930 Contributed to PAGenWeb Archives by Nancy Annie Odegard - Nurse73NAO@aol.com ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************ TIPPING, George - 16 Feb 1930 George Tipping 18 February 1930 Tuesday Chester Times Norwood and It's Happenings " Veteran of Leiper Post G. A. R. Taken in Death" GEORGE TIPPING, 93 years old, veteran of the Civil War and one of the last survivors of the disbanded General Charles L. Leiper Post 639, Grand Army of the Republic, formerly located in Norwood, died Sunday at his home, 6800 Regent street, in the Fortieth Ward of West Philadelphia. His funeral will take place Wednesday from his residence. He will be buried with military honors. Mr. TIPPING, after Leiper Post disbanded, identified himself with the Gus W. Town Post 46 of Philadelphia. He was a member of Siloam Methodist Episcopal Church, Paschalville. 20 February 1930 Thursday Chester Times "George Tipping, 93, Buried in Philadelphia" The funeral of GEORGE TIPPING, aged 93 years, was held yesterday afternoon from his late home in West Philadelphia. He had been connected with the Atlantic Refining Company, until he was retired several years ago. Mr. TIIPING was a member of Colonel T. W. Guss Post Number 46 G. A. R. He had been in good health until a fortnight ago, when he contracted a cold which he was unable to throw off. He was a frequent visitor to the home of his daughter-in-law, Mrs. J. HARRY TIPPING at Media. Surviving are five children, eleven grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. Interment was at Mt. Moriah cemetery. The pallbearers were: CHARLES BIDDLE, WILLIAM HAMILTON, HORACE TIPPING, GEORGE R. TIPPING, GEORGE W. TIPPING and J. HARRY TIPPING. Note: George Tipping was the husband of Josephine (nee Young) Tipping, the daughter of Nathan YOUNG and Catharine DOWNS of Haverford. Josephine was the older sister of veterinarian and Recorder of Deeds, Dr. Thomas D. YOUNG, of Media, and veterinarian, Dr. Edward J. YOUNG, of Chester City, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. Note: Delaware Co. PAGenWeb Archives - Newspaper - George Tipping 1918 - 1927 Source: Obituaries This file is located at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/delaware/obits/t/tipping-g.txt