Marines Memorial: Remembering the life, death and legacy of Marven Tippetts
Marven Ray Tippetts, 69, of Rochester, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2013. Ray was born on Sept. 10, 1944, in Payson, Utah, to Marven and Ione Tippetts. He was the second of seven children and grew up in Utah before enlisting in the U.S. Marine Corp in 1961. He was honorably discharged during basic training due to complications from an earlier injury. He went on to meet and marry Marsha Sisson in a whirlwind courtship in 1967, after which they relocated to...