Obituary

John william tipton, 67, of charleston, passed away on tuesday, december 8, 2015 at camc memorial hospital after an extended illness. He was the son of the late paul and jane tipton of huntington, wv. John was also preceded in death by his in-laws, james and martha deem of charleston, wv.
John was born june 14, 1948 in huntington, wv. He was a graduate of huntington high school and attended marshall university. He was a sergeant in the united states air force and served during the vietnam era, where he received extensive training in electronics which led to a 30 year career in the computer service industry.
John was a member of st. Agnes catholic church where he served as an usher and volunteered at the common grounds outreach ministry. He was a member of alcoholics anonymous who treasured his sobriety and an avid golfer who never lost his love of the game.
John is survived by his loving wife of 43 years, elizabeth susan (deem); sister, nancy spurlock and her husband doug of richmond, va; cousins, bill ingersol of grayslake, il and barbara neuforth of huber heights, oh; daughter, jennifer adamczyk of south charleston, wv; son, jim tipton and his wife, sarah of forest, va; daughter, alison and her husband, jeremy hartman of palmyra, va; and his beloved grandchildren, jordan tipton, katie adamczyk, mason hartman and luke hartman.
Mass of christian burial will be at 11:00 am, friday, december 11, 2015 at st. Agnes catholic church, charleston with rev. Joseph augustine officiating. The rite of committal will follow at woodmere memorial park, huntington. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church.
The family suggests donations be made to the common grounds outreach ministry or the st. Agnes parish, 4807 staunton ave., charleston, wv 25304.