Elizabeth Moore Tipton's Obituary
Elizabeth Moore Tipton, 80, of Centennial Island, Tennessee passed away Wednesday, February 17, 2010 after suffering a stroke last week.Elizabeth, affectionately known as Sis to family and friends, was the widow of Colonel John Harding Tipton Jr., who passed away in 2001.She is survived by three sons, John Harding Tipton, III (Jaye), of Osceola, Arkansas, Charles Stockley Moore Tipton (Sherri), of Memphis, Tennessee and Horace Moore Tipton (Anne) of Nairobi, Kenya, as well as six grandchildren (John Barron Tipton, William Charles Tipton, Anne Taylor Tipton, Elizabeth Clift Tipton, Horace Moore Tipton, Jr. and Mary Shearouse Tipton). Sis was the youngest of four children, born December 3, 1929 in Memphis to the late Horace Eugene Moore Sr. and Elizabeth Stockley Moore.She is preceded in death by her three elder brothers, Horace Eugene Moore Jr., Samuel Stockley Moore, and Charles Stockley Moore. She spent her childhood weekends on Corona Farm, her familys place on Centennial Island where she and her husband later retired.She graduated from Miss Hutchison’s School in 1948 and went on to graduate from Southwestern at Memphis in 1952 where she was a member of Chi Omega Sorority.Sis and John married in 1952 and lived all over the United States and world with their sons before returning to Tennessee upon his retirement from the United States Army.She has enjoyed living on Corona for the past 30 years, close to her extensive family and childhood friends.She was an avid horsewoman, accomplished gardener, and wonderful cook.Many will remember the summer parties she hosted annually on the lake bank outside of her home and around her punch bowl every Christmas.She was a hostess of great tradition.She was a member of the Joiner United Methodist Church in Joiner, Arkansas, and still active in the West Point Society of Memphis.A memorial Service has been planned for 3:00 p.m. Friday, February 19, 2010 at Joiner United Methodist Church in Joiner, AR. The family will begin receiving friends in Joiner at 2:00.In Memphis, Funeral services will be held at Memorial Park Funeral Home at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, February 20, 2010. The family will receive friends at 11:30 a.m. at Memorial Park. Interment will be at Memorial Park Cemetery. The family requests memorials be sent to the Joiner United Methodist Church, Planting Faith Ministries, the John Tipton Management Scholarship at Arkansas State University or a charity of the donors choice.
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