TIPTON, Hughbert Eugene 1918-2000

HARTWELL, TIPTON

Posted By: COUNTY COORDINATOR
Date: 1/17/2011 at 22:05:28

HUGHBERT EUGENE TIPTON

ESCONDIDO, Calif. - Hughbert Eugene Tipton, of Escondido, and formerly of Nora Springs, Iowa, died on Monday, September 11, 2000, of chronic emphysema asbestos fibrosis in Escondido.

He was born on June 8, 1918 in Denver, Colorado. Hugh was married to Charlotte (Hartwell) Tipton.

He was the town marshal for Nora Springs in the early 1960s. Hugh also worked for the Nora Springs Creamery and the Oliver Corporation in Charles City.

In 1965 Charlotte and Hugh moved to the San Diego, Calif., area, where he worked for the City of San Diego until his retirement in the early 1980s.

His son, Ron Tipton, of Byron, Minn. preceded him in death in 1998.

Hugh is survived by his wife, Charlotte (Hartwell) Tipton; one brother, Hal Lenox, of Duluth, Minn.; three sons, Raymond Tipton, of Minneapolis, Minn., Dennis Murphy, of Escondido, Calif. and Ronnie Murphy, of Prescott, Ariz.; and one daughter, Cheri Zieman, of Rochester, Minn.

Memorial services were held Friday, Sept. 15, 2000, in Escondido, Calif. Any memorials may be made to the American Lung Association.

[Globe Gazette, Sept. 23, 2000]