Charles D. Tippy

Friday, March 9, 2012

Mr. Charles D. Tippy, 65, of Jonesboro, passed from this life Thursday, March 8, 2012, at St. Bernard's Medical Center in Jonesboro.

Born in Dyess to J.T. and Mae Evelyn Ward Tippy, Charles was a 1965 graduate of Blytheville High School. He was an avid fisherman and a wonderful husband, father and grandfather.

He was preceded in death by his mother, Mae Evelyn Ward Tippy.

Charles leaves his wife, Anita Prichard Tippy of the home;

A daughter, Deanna Newell and her husband, Art, of Black Rock;

A son, Charles (Bo) Tippy and his wife, Katherine of Pocahontas;

His father, J.T. Tippy of Lake City;

Two brothers, Paul Ray Tippy of Little Rock and Phillip Tippy of Cherokee Village;

Two sisters, Darlene Edwards and her husband, Harry, of Stafford, Va., and Karen Parish and her husband, Mike, of Blytheville.

Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Monday in Cobb Funeral Home Chapel with Mr. Billy Holifield officiating. Burial will follow in Elmwood Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 1:30-2:30 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. An online register may be signed at cobbfuneralhome.com