Inez Tipton, age 93, entered into rest on Thursday, November 10, 2011 at the Hermitage Health Care Center in Elizabethton, Tennessee. She was born in North Carolina, but had been a resident of Kingsport most of her life. She was the daughter of the late Columbus and Carrie Chastain and a member of Wayland Baptist Church in Gray.
Inez was a mother who loved her family and always put their needs above her own. She was dearly loved and will be missed everyday.
Other than her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, William E. (Tip) Tipton, one son, Billy Curtis Tipton, brothers: Clifton, Fulton, Waymon, Cornelius and Nathan Chastain; sisters: Ocie Chastain and Rosa Lee Dean.
Survivors include: daughter, Carole Ann Chastain Tipton of Kingsport, son, Douglas Wayne Tipton and wife Carolyn Franklin Tipton of Kingsport, grandsons: Christopher Wade Canipe of Orlando, FL, Andrew Scott Tipton of Kingsport and granddaughter Chanda Leigh Tipton and Husband Joe of Horn Lake , Mississippi; three great grandchildren: Lauren Moody, Riley Tipton and Ashlyn Tipton, along with several beloved nieces and nephews.
A funeral service for Inez Tipton will be held on Monday, November 14, 2011 at 2:00 pm in the chapel of East Lawn Funeral Home with Pastor J.W. Depew officiating. The family will receive friends on Monday, November 14, 2011 from 1:00 pm until 2:00 pm. Internment will follow in Gunnings Cemetery.
The family would like to send a special thank you to the staff of Hermitage Health Care Center, Caris Hospice, and Special Caregiver, Linda Brewer for their kind hearts and gentle hands.
Please visit www.eastlawnkingsport.com to leave a condolence for the family.
East Lawn Funeral Home is honored to serve the Tipton Family.
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