Linda "Betty" Tipton

Linda “Betty” Tipton

Gate City, VA

Linda “Betty” Tipton, age 69 of Gate City, VA, passed away Tuesday, May 30, 2023, after a battle with cancer.  Betty was the daughter of the late Charlie J. Kerns and Jo Marie Fletcher Kerns.  She had previously worked at the Dept. of Social Services in Gate City.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Otis Paul “Cricket” Tipton; granddaughter, Christina Houseright; sister, Maudie”Bren” Cornell; brothers, Charlie “Grub” Kerns, Silas “Buck” Kerns and Carroll Gillenwater; infant brother, Bobby Kerns.

Surviving are her daughters, Tina Houseright Arnold and Melissa “Missy” Thompson and husband Jonathan; grandchildren, Tyler Houseright , Chadwick Ball and husband James Isaac, Santana Houseright, and Brysen Gillenwater; great-grandchildren, Kolton Houseright, Bentley Shelton and Kayden Shelton; sister, Jo “Sis” Skeens and husband Bobby.

The family will receive friends from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM Saturday, June 3, 2023, at Colonial Funeral Home.  Graveside service will follow the visitation at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in the Midway Community with Rev. Rex McMurray officiating.

Serving as pallbearers will be Bryson Gillenwater, Riveur Caldwell, Tommy Arnold and Jonathan Thompson

The family would like to extend special thanks to Ballad Hospice, Dr. Rashid Mahboob, and Dr. Ezra Adams.

Online condolences may be made to the Tipton family by visiting our website at www.colonialfhscott.com.

COLONIAL FUNERAL HOME, Weber City, VA is honored to serve the family of Linda “Betty” Tipton.