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- [S26] Berry Funeral Home, (www.berryfuneralhome.com), 17 Aug 2004.
Ernest Tipton obituary
- [S26] Berry Funeral Home, (www.berryfuneralhome.com), 6 Oct 2005.
Tipton, Zora Ruth, age 75, of South Knoxville, passed away Thursday, October 06, 2005 at her home. She was a member of Valley Grove Baptist Church. She was nursing assistant and cared for the elderly and member of Baptist Hospital Auxiliary. Preceded in death by husband, Ernest Tipton; parents, Sam and Shina Bailey.
Survivors
She is survived by son, Carrol Tipton and wife, Judy of Seymour; daughter, Margie Smith and husband, Lee of Mason, Ohio; 4 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren; sisters, Bertha Workman, Ruby France, Mary Ballinger and Betty Phipps; several nieces and nephews.
Service
The family will receive friends from 2-4 PM on Sunday at Valley Grove Baptist Church with funeral service to follow at 4 PM, Dr. Bobby Tucker officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Pallbearers will be Kevin Tipton, Scott Rowe, Tracy Martin, Braden Shearl, Kevin Tipton, Jr. and Larry Smith. In lieu of flowers, please make memorials to Valley Grove Baptist Church Family Life Center, 9000 Sevierville Pike, Knoxville, Tennessee 37920. Arrangements by Berry Funeral Home, Chapman Highway.
- [S1] U. S. Social Security Death Index, 411-40-1634.
Issued in Tennessee, last residing in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee
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