Betty Jane Bolling Tippett
(September 8, 1920 - June 27, 2012)

Betty Jane Bolling Tippett, 91, of Huntington, passed away Wednesday, June 27, 2012 in the Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House. She was born September 8, 1920 in Huntington, W.Va. a daughter of the late Julian Everett Bolling and Carilla Alma Jordan Bolling of Cullen, Va. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband of sixty years, Lawrence Theodore Tippett; sisters, Bessie Grubbs, Louise Porter, Zetta Andre, Eleanor Miller and brother Lawrence Earl Bolling. She is survived by two sons, Larry Thomas Tippett of Huntington and John Tyler Tippett of Atlanta, Ga.; grandchildren, Thomas Wallace Tippett (Danyelle) of Huntington, John Jordan Tippett (Kathryn) of Charlotte, N.C. and Mary Kathryn Tippett of Decatur, Ga.; one great granddaughter, Isabella Jean Tippett of Huntington and several nieces and nephews. Betty graduated from Huntington High School in 1938 and attended Marshall University. She was a church organist in Huntington and a member of Johnson Memorial United Methodist Church for over 65 years. She was a member of the Huntington Rotary Anns, Woman's Club of Huntington, Cotillion Club, Assembly, Mayfair and Guyan Golf and Country Club. In lieu of flowers memorial gifts may be given to Hospice of Huntington, Huntington Museum of Art, Marshall University Alumni Association, or the charity of one's choice. Private services for the family were held Saturday. Klingel-Carpenter Mortuary was in charge of arrangements.