Obituary: Franklin D. Tippett
Franklin D. Tippett, 75, of Kirbyville passed away Wednesday Feb. 5,
2008. He is survived by his wife of 19 years, Mary Faye Tippett; a
sister, Betty Lou Bevil; 3 children, Linda Tippett, Barbara Tippett
Johnson, Don Allen Tippett and wife Lesa; 4 grandchildren, Delany
Johnson, Seth Allen Tippett, Libbie Tippett and Bryce Andrew Tippett.
He was born in Call, TX. on Dec. 31, 1932. He graduated in 1952 from
the School for the Deaf in Austin, TX. He resided in Port Arthur and
Nederland for many years, before returning to Kirbyville. He worked
56 years as a machinist, beginning his career with Standard Brass in
Pt. Arthur, then at Elliott’s Machine Shop in Groves.
For the past 24 years, he worked as Precision Enterprise, Inc. in
Woodville, as a machinist and inspector. He was active throughout his
life in various organizations and activities to improve the lives of
other people who are deaf. In the 1970’s, he was instrumental in
getting used teletypewriter machines from SWBell and the Pioneers,
which he then repaired and modified them to be used for telephone
communication by Southeast Texans who were deaf. He held various
officer positions in Southeast Texas Association of the Deaf. He was
a member of the National Fraternal Society of the Deaf.
Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Sat., Feb. 9, at Call Junction
Baptist Church with burial at Trout Creek Cemetery under the
direction of Adams EE Stringer Funeral Home in Kirbyville. Visitation
will be Friday 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home.
Published in The Beaumont Enterprise on 2/8/2008.
Link:
http://www.legacy.com/beaumontenterprise/Obituaries.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonID=102881579
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