OBIT: John "Jack" TIPTON, 1974, formerly of Somserset County, PA
  
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  TIPTON
  
  John (Jack) Tipton, 50, of Adelphia, Md. formerly of Somerset passed away
  Oct. 28, 1974 in Prince Georges Hospital, Hyattesville, Md.  Born June 16,
  1924 in Wallace, W. Va., son of the late Howard and Monna Robey Tipton.
  Preceded in death by parents, step-father, Charles A. King, and a brother,
  Benny.  Survived by wife. Mather L. Gross Tipton; one son, Jack Charles of
  Aldephia Md.; one grandson; and a brother, Howard of Somerset.  Also by a
  sister, Mrs. Joseph (Ann) Snyder of Falls Church, Va.  Was a veteran of
  World War II in the U.S. Navy and a postal employe of the U.S. Government.
  A member of the Somerset Posts of the VFW and the American Legion.  Member
  of the First Christian Church.  Friends will be received after 2 p.m.
  Tuesday (Today) in the Wilbur D. Miller Funeral Home where services will be
  conducted Wednesday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Paul Weber officiating.
  Interment, Husband Cemetery.
  
  Somerset American, October 29, 1974
  
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