Rupert Earl Lipford

Rupert married Pearl Vada Walsh on 1 Mar 1923 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. Pearl (daughter of George W. Walsh and Martha E. Grindstaff) was born on 14 Sep 1899 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 24 Apr 1950 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Butler Memorial Cemetery, , Johnson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Ruth Lipford was born about 1925 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 31 Mar 2013 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Butler Memorial Cemetery, , Johnson County, Tennessee.
2. Glenn "Buster" Lipford was born about 1926 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died about 1953 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Butler Memorial Cemetery, , Johnson County, Tennessee.

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Johnson County News, Thursday, Jan. 2, 1947 page 3 DEATHS. ANTHONY ABRAHAM LIPFORD.

A holiday hunting trip for Anthony Abraham (Linkard) Lipford, age 81, one of Johnson county's most entusiastic fox hunters, and his son, Dana, yesterday ended in the tragic death of the elder LIPFORD in an automobile accident.

Mr. Lipford was struck by an automobile driven by a Butler serviceman home on leave, at 10 o'clock last Wednesday morning as he attempted to cross the Mountain City highway about one-half mile from his home.

The aged man's son said he was partly across the road, but turned back when he saw the automobile approaching. He was taken to St. Elizabeth Hospital, Elizabethton, and never regained consciousness before he died as a result of a skull fracture, attending physicians said. The two men were enroute to Holston Mountain for a hunting trip.

Mr. Lipford was a charter member of Cobbs Creek Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ellen Lipford of Butler; one daughter, Mrs. F. M. LIPFORD of Butler; five sons, Oscar Lipford of Rte. 1 Elizabethton; Tine, Dana, Earl, and Claude Lipford, all of Butler; two brothers, Joe Lipford of Caysville and Arch L. Lipford of Butler; three sisters, Mrs. Mollie HARDIN and Mrs. Etta HEATON of Elizabethton, and Mrs. Litha COCHRAN of Fordtown; 17 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were conduected from Cobbs Creek Baptist Church last Friday afternoon at 2:00 with Rev. M. H. Carder and Rev. Clarence Nelson officiating. Burial was in the Cobbs Creek cemetery.


Name: Anthony Abraham Lipford
Event: Death
Event Date: 25 Dec 1946
Event Place: Elizabethton, Carter, Tennessee
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Race or Color: White
Age: 81
Estimated Birth Year:
Birth Date: 29 Dec 1864
Birthplace: Johnson, Tennessee
Spouse: Ellen Campbell
Father: Fielding Lipford
Father's Birthplace: Willis, N. C.
Mother: Dica Whaley
Mother's Birthplace: Johnson, Tenn
Occupation: Farmer
Street Address: Rte. 3
Residence: Butler, Johnson, Tenn
Cemetery: Cobbs Creek
Burial Place: Johnson Co., Tenn.
Burial Date: 27 Dec 1946
Informant:
Additional Relatives: X
Digital Folder Number: 4184917
Image Number: 22
Film Number: 2137377
Volume/Page/Certificate Number: cn 25014

This grave was moved to Butler Memorial during construction of Watauga Lake.

Anthony married Mary Ellen Campbell about 1892 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. Mary (daughter of Lindsey C. Campbell and Candice Cordelia Rainbolt) was born on 24 Jan 1871 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 21 Jan 1966 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Butler Memorial Cemetery, , Johnson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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"The Tomahawk," Wednesday, January 26, 1966
Mrs. Ellen Lipford. . .
Mrs. Ellen Lipford, 95, died at Carter County Memorial Hospital at 5:15 p.m. Saturday following a brief illness.
Mrs. Lipford was making her home with Mr. and Mrs. Claude Lipford. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lincoln Lipford, in Dec. 1946, and a son, Oscar Lipford, in Dec. 1960.
Survivors include four sons, Dana, Tine, Claude, and Earl Lipford, all of Butler; one daughter, Mrs. Verda Matherly of Butler; 16 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held on Monday at 2 p.m. from the Cobbs Creek Baptist Church with Rev. Ralph Hyder and Rev. H.B. Cox officiating. Music was under the direction of Rev. Ben Wood. Burial was in Butler Memorial Cemetery. Active pallbearers were Jack Glover, George Shoun, Arthru[sic] Shoun Jr., Mellis Shell, Jarvis Johnson, Tom Cable Jr., Bill Crockett and Vaughn Wagner. Hon. pallbearers were Dewey Ward, Clyde Hood, Ree Brown, Walter Holden, Ralph McEwen, Ted Matherly, Harry Gentry, Haskiel Pierce, and Robert Gentry. Flower bearers were ladies of the church.

Felix married Litha Emeline Whaley on 15 Sep 1861. Litha (daughter of Abraham Whaley and Dicie (Whaley)) was born on 3 Nov 1836; died on 24 Sep 1878 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Lindsey married Candice Cordelia Rainbolt on 8 May 1870 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. Candice (daughter of John H. Rainbolt and Matilda Venable) was born on 3 Aug 1851 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Anthony married Anny C. Adkins. Anny was born about 1816 in , Brunswick County, Virginia Colony, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Annie is living with her daughter Mary L. Church and her husband Ambrose Church in the 1900 Wilkes County, NC Census.

Abraham married Dicie (Whaley) about 1826. Dicie was born about 1797 in , Giles County, Tennessee, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married Elizabeth (Campbell) about 1842 in Catawba County, , , North Carolina. Elizabeth was born about 1811 in North Carolina, , , . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Matilda Venable about 1848 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. Matilda (daughter of Joseph Venable and Matilda Merritt) was born on 22 Oct 1826 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]