OBIT: Freeman R. TIPTON, 1976, Meyersdale, Somerset County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Meyersdale Library Transcribed and proofread by John C. Oester. Copyright 2005. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/somerset/ _______________________________________________ FREEMAN R. TIPTON Freeman R. Tipton, 85, of 224 Broadway, Meyersdale, died April 2 in Meyersdale Community Hospital. He was born Jan. 12, 1891 in Allegheny Township, the son of the late John W. and Emma (Reitz) Tipton. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Lena Deeter, a son William, six brothers and sisters. Survived by his second wife, the former Anna Berkley, Meyersdale; also two sons Robert, Lancaster, and Jack, Falls Church, Va.; five grandchildren and two great grandchildren. He was a member of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, and the American Legion Post 445, both of Berlin. He was a veteran of World War I. Services were conducted in Johnson and Son Funeral Home April 5, the Rev. Paul E. Snyder officiating. Interment, Berlin IOOF Cemetery. Meyersdale Republic, April 8, 1976 [T362]