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John Tipton

First Name: 
John
Middle Name: 
E.
Last Name: 
Tipton

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Died in an automobile accident at Jackson Barracks, New Orleans, LA. Funeral services July 14 at Douglas and Sing Mortuary, with interment at Elmwood, section BB-30. Listed on Elmwood index as Timmons.

Age at Death: Unavailable

Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library

Personal Details

Biographical Notes: 
operated Tipton Funeral Home, Charlotte
Family Details: 

Ruth Blanton Tipton, formerly of Forest City: 2918 Idlewood Circle, Charlotte, NC

Mr. & Mrs. J. S. Tipton - Laurens SC

Billy Tipton - Charlotte, NC, Ernest Tipton - Gastonia, NC, Hugh Tipton - Lenoir, NC, Mrs. Keneth Davis - Huntersville, NC, Ruth Tipton - Woodruff, SC, Tom Tipton - US Army

Military Details

Military Branch: 
Army
Military Rank: 
Captain
Military Unit: 
Field Artillery
KIA Date: 
7/11/1943
MIA Date: 
NA
KIA / MIA Place: 
New Orleans, LA
Military Details: 
New Orleans Port of Embarkation
Source: 

US Army Mecklenburg County War Casualty List, Charlotte Observer, Elmwood burial index