Elizabeth Hodges "Betty" Tipton

TIPTON, Elizabeth Hodges "Betty," 80, died Sunday, September 7, 2008 at Brook View Nursing Home, Farmville, Va. Born on December 4, 1927 and a lifelong resident of Keysville, Va., she was preceded in death by her parents, Dr. and Mrs. John A. Tipton Jr. She graduated from State Teachers College (Longwood University) and received her master's degree from Madison (James Madison University). She wrote for the Charlotte Gazette and the Farmville Herald for many years. She is survived by her sister, Patty Tipton Pugh and her husband, Sumner, of Farmville, Va.; her brother, John A. Tipton IV and his wife, Joan, of Keysville, Va.; and eight nieces and nephews, Rick Pugh and wife, Lisa, Scott Pugh, Anne Pugh, Tammy Tipton-Nay, Lisa McCoig and husband, Danny, John Howard Tipton and wife, Jefanna, Lauren Tipton, and Matthew Tipton. A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, September 10, 2008 at 11:30 a.m. at the Keysville United Methodist Church, with interment at Ash Camp Memorial Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to your favorite charity. The Browning Funeral Home in Keysville is in charge of the arrangements.
This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.