Mathew Wilson Lipscomb

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Mathew Lipscomb Obituary

Mathew Wilson Lipscomb

Nesbit, MS

Mat Lipscomb, 92, went home to be with the Lord August 11, 2016 after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer's disease. He was born November 4, 1923, to Mathew W. Lipscomb Sr. and Nannie May Lipscomb in Robertson County, Tennessee where he grew up in the community of Coopertown. His brothers Jesse, Clarence and James and sisters Mary Ruth, Margaret, and Gladys predeceased him.

After college at the University of Tennessee he served his country as a Navy Fighter Pilot and Lieutenant Commander in the World War II era and into the 1950's in the Naval Reserve as a flight instructor, test pilot and air show performer.

He met the love of his life Sylvia Doris Fortune of Memphis and they were married on April 16, 1950- A marriage that gave them two sons Mat and Jeff, two daughters-in-law Cindy and Sharla, and five grandchildren, Rainey, Lacey, Jesse Anne, Rachel, and Walker- All residents of Desoto County, Mississippi.

Mr. Lipscomb co-founded Lipscomb & Pitts Insurance in Memphis in 1954 and served a term as the President of the Professional Insurance Agents of Tennessee and was once recognized as its Insurance Agent of the Year. He was a regional and national leader in that industry serving and chairing many Insurance Company Advisory Boards and Councils.

He enjoyed a lifetime of serving on various local boards including The Methodist Hospital Foundation, Wesley Senior Ministries, and as a Founding Member of Wesley Meadows Retirement Community in Hernando. He was chosen many times as a delegate to the United Methodist Annual Conference.

Mr. Lipscomb had a passion for his Lord, his family, his career, and his hobbies of hunting and fishing.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to Hernando United Methodist Church at 1890 Mt. Pleasant Road, Hernando, MS, 38632, (662)429-6826.

The family would like to express their thanks and appreciation to everyone for their prayers and loving support during these past difficult months, and Lifepointe Village for their attentive care.

The visitation will take place at Memphis Funeral Home at 5599 Poplar Avenue, Memphis, TN between 4-7:00pm on Sunday, August 14th . The Memorial Service will take place at Hernando United Methodist Church- 1890 Mt. Pleasant Road on Monday, August 15th at 10:00am. The burial will occur immediately thereafter at Hernando Memorial Park at the corner of Magnolia Drive and East Oak Grove Road.

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Published by The Commercial Appeal on Aug. 13, 2016.

Memories and Condolences
for Mathew Lipscomb

6 Entries

Gary & Cindy Heien

August 17, 2016

I had the honor of knowing Mr. Lipscomb through my friendship with Mat lll. Remembering the times hunting and fishing with father and son, especially the fish dinner my wife and I enjoyed in the fish hut behind the house.

August 16, 2016

Mat was a good friend of mine as I got to know him when I was with the Mission Insurance Company and Amerisure Insurance Company in the early and mid-1980's. We played golf together several times and it was always great to see him! My favorite story was when he told me how he was just barely able to pull his P-51 fighter plane out of a steep dive only a few months before the war ended in the Pacific. So sorry for the Lipscomb family. God Bless Mat and RIP.
Steve Power

Jennifer Brown

August 15, 2016

Thoughts and prayers are with the family of Mr. Mat Lipscomb and the Lipscomb & Pitts Insurance Family as well. May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.

August 14, 2016

Mr. Lipscomb personified what I always saw as a "true Southern Gentleman". It was a privilege to know him and work with him. I know he is rejoicing with our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
Jean Shepard

Hackett Family Hackett

August 13, 2016

Kathy and our family, join Mr Lipscombs family and friends , in Celebrating his life of love and service to Our Lord, his family, country and community.
As the gates of Heaven open to receive him ,I can't help but think of the many doors he has opened for so many on earth.
Our best tribute will be to take a trait he showed us in life and apply it to how we serve God our families and strangers..
May his soul and all the souls of the faithful departed rest in peace.
Amen to a life well lived

August 13, 2016

Mr. Mat Lipscomb was a very special person. He was always so kind, gentle, and very caring with everyone. It really came across to you that Mr. Mat was a man of true faith in God. You could carry on a interesting conservation with him or listen to one of his Tennessee Tobacco Farming stories and he would put you in awe about how life was during and after the great depression. We loved to hear him tell some of his great history and aircraft flying stories. It was always so much fun to be around Mr. Mat. He had a real talent, he would always make you feel much better and lift you up. There was no doubt he was a true friend of yours and you knew he was a faithful christian who loved people. We just loved Mr. Mat. Our hearts and our prayers are with the Matthew Wilson Lipscomb Family, their families and their friends. God be with you and comfort you.
Most Respectfully,
The Rick Leigh Family
Kathy, Rick, Wendy, Lucas and Bridge
Hernando, Mississippi

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