Annie Mae Tipton

March 8, 1925 ~ October 7, 2011
Resided in:
Greensboro, NC
Annie Mae Hug Tipton, 86, of Greensboro, NC, died on Friday, October 7, 2011.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, October 12, at Groce Funeral Home, Tunnel Road, Asheville. Interment will follow in the Woodlawn Cemetery.
Family visitation and viewing will be on Tuesday, October 11, 7 – 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Ms. Tipton was born in 1925 to the late Nora and Oswald Hug. She was an Asheville native and remained there until moving to Greensboro in 2010. She married Hubert Charles Tipton in 1946 and they had 51 wonderful years together. She retired from Kellwood Industries in 1989.
Ms. Tipton was a member of Bethesda United Methodist Church, where she served as a children's Sunday school teacher for over 20 years and was a member of numerous church committees. In Greensboro she attended Mt. Pisgah United Methodist Church and was a member of the Laws Parks Sunday school class.
In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her husband, Hubert Tipton; daughter, Susan Opal Tipton; sisters, Marie Branch, Loraine Hensley, Louella Jones and Lois O'Quinn; and brother, Tom Hugg.
She is survived by daughter, Betty Day and husband, Larry, Greensboro, NC; son, Charles Tipton, Albuquerque, NM; granddaughter, Angela Fisher, Cape Coral. FL; great grandchildren, Kyle and Spencer Fisher, Cape Coral FL; sister, Bernice House, Asheville, NC and numerous nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to The Salvation Army, 204 Haywood Street, Asheville, NC 28801, or to the charity of choice.
Betty and Charles, We really missed Annie Mae after she left. We remember all the laughs we had with her. We had alot of fun together and going to eat at J & S. She was a wonderful neighbor.
May God be with all of you. We love you.
Our prayers are with you during this difficult time! Ms Tipton was the best neighbor..I enjoyed sitting under her porch, swinging and talking to her! and she was so sweet to Cameron and lil Dwayne! Everyone on Swanger Rd. is saddened by this news!Heaven has gained a special lady!
I worked with Annie Mae for a year at Kellwood. She always had a smile on her face and a kind word for everyone. My sympathy to your family.
Annie Mae was a good friend of my mother,Pearl Jenkins (she will be 94 in Nov). They enjoyed each others company very much. I know she will be missed very much because she was a very sweet and nice christian woman. I was in BSF (Bible Study Feffowship) with her one time and I remember her when I was growing up. I will remember your family in pray.
Dear Family:
I wish to express my sincere sympathy to you regarding Anna Mae’s passing. She was a wonderful person. As her first cousin (I am Isaac’s oldest son) I have known her for more than 75 years and can remember many wonderful memories from our childhood. She was a lady and leaves you with a wonderful heritage of a true Proverbs 31 woman. It has been many years since I have seen her but I was very happy to read of her faithfulness to her family and to her Lord. You have to be proud to carry her name. She is at peace now but more than that she is with her daughter and Hubert, her husband. You have the joy of knowing where she is as well as the opportunity of going to be with her if you have trusted Jesus as your Savior.
God Bless you,
Aubrey
Charly and Betty
I loved your mother.What a wonderful ful of life person she was.I’ll always have wonderful memories of the conversations I had with her talking canning and gardening she was always such a hoot.
Love you guys
Betty & Charles—We too share your sorrow! We have lost a very kind,dear and gentle Lady. She was so filled with joy that every day it shined through in the twinkle of her eyes, the smile on her face and her ever present laughter!! We will sorely miss having having her brighten our lives.