1925
Franklin
2016
Franklin Tipton
March 8, 1925 — October 5, 2016
Franklin N. Tipton age of 91, of Savanna, Illinois passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 5, 2016 at home. A funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, October 10, 2016 at the Church of God in Mt. Carroll, Illinois. Burial will take place in Oak Hill Cemetery in Mt. Carroll. Visitation will be held from 2:00 – 5:00 p.m. Sunday, October 9, 2016 at the Church of God. A memorial fund has been established in Frank’s memory.
Frank was born March 8, 1925 in Mt. Carroll, the son of Russell W. and Esther (Davis) Tipton. He attended Meyers Country School which was located on the Jo Daviess/Carroll County line. Following school, Frank was drafted into the United States Army and honorably served his country during WWII as a Combat Medic. While he was enlisted, Frank earned many citations and decorations including the Purple Heart medal with 1st and 2nd Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters and the Bronze Star medal. Frank married the love of his life, Mavis Haas on April 19, 1947 at the Pleasant Valley Church of God.
Frank hauled canned milk for Handel Brothers and later started F. N. Tipton and Sons and hauled for himself for 21 years. He farmed all of his life but in his later years, Frank enjoyed watching Freddie pick corn. He worked for the Carroll County Highway Department from 1986 until 2004. Frank was a member of the Savanna VFW Post #2223, McDonalds Coffee Clutch and the Farm Bureau. Frank was also a member of the Church of God, where he served as past Deacon. He also served on the church building committee and drove bus for Sunday School. He enjoyed mowing grass, playing cards. Frank was able to travel on the Honor Flight to Washington DC in 2010. Frank never met a stranger and was proud of his family. To Frank, family meant the world!
Frank will be dearly missed by his wife of 69 years, Mavis; seven children, Myra (Larry) Pearce of Stockton, Illinois, Esther Smith of Erie, Illinois, Mabel (Mike) Stiles of Fulton, Illinois, Frank Tipton of Thomson, Illinois, Christie (Ray) Grim of Albany, Illinois, Fred (Rhonda) Tipton of Savanna, Jeannie (Virgil) Brinkmeier of Freeport, Illinois; 17 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandsons. Frank was preceded in death by a sister, Ethel Rosenboome and two brothers, Johnny and Sherman.
Frank was born March 8, 1925 in Mt. Carroll, the son of Russell W. and Esther (Davis) Tipton. He attended Meyers Country School which was located on the Jo Daviess/Carroll County line. Following school, Frank was drafted into the United States Army and honorably served his country during WWII as a Combat Medic. While he was enlisted, Frank earned many citations and decorations including the Purple Heart medal with 1st and 2nd Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters and the Bronze Star medal. Frank married the love of his life, Mavis Haas on April 19, 1947 at the Pleasant Valley Church of God.
Frank hauled canned milk for Handel Brothers and later started F. N. Tipton and Sons and hauled for himself for 21 years. He farmed all of his life but in his later years, Frank enjoyed watching Freddie pick corn. He worked for the Carroll County Highway Department from 1986 until 2004. Frank was a member of the Savanna VFW Post #2223, McDonalds Coffee Clutch and the Farm Bureau. Frank was also a member of the Church of God, where he served as past Deacon. He also served on the church building committee and drove bus for Sunday School. He enjoyed mowing grass, playing cards. Frank was able to travel on the Honor Flight to Washington DC in 2010. Frank never met a stranger and was proud of his family. To Frank, family meant the world!
Frank will be dearly missed by his wife of 69 years, Mavis; seven children, Myra (Larry) Pearce of Stockton, Illinois, Esther Smith of Erie, Illinois, Mabel (Mike) Stiles of Fulton, Illinois, Frank Tipton of Thomson, Illinois, Christie (Ray) Grim of Albany, Illinois, Fred (Rhonda) Tipton of Savanna, Jeannie (Virgil) Brinkmeier of Freeport, Illinois; 17 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandsons. Frank was preceded in death by a sister, Ethel Rosenboome and two brothers, Johnny and Sherman.
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