The Rochester Sentinel 1996 - Fulton County Public Library

Floyd L. Tipmore
Jan. 1, 1919 - June 25, 1996
Floyd L. “Bill” TIPMORE, 77, died Tuesday at Mercy Hospital in Miami, Fla., after a
long illess. He resided at 11 Island Ave., Apt. 609, Miami Beach, Fla., 33139.
Born Jan. 1, 1919, in Elkhart, he starred in football at Elkhart High School and in 1938
entered Indiana University, where he captained the varsity football and basketball teams. At I.U.
he was a member of Delta Upsilon social fraternity along with Blue Key and Sphinx Club
honorary societies.
Before graduating from I.U. in 1942 with a degree in finance, he and Joan Elizabeth
BARR of Rochester eloped for marriage at Elkhart on July 27, 1940, and last year observed their
55th wedding anniversary
He was a veteran of World War II as a lieutenant commander in the U.S. Navy, seeing
action in the European, North African and Pacific theatres. After the war he served in Naval
Intelligence at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C.
Upon leaving the service, he operated a dairy farm east of Rochester before entering the
public relaions field in 1958. He was executive vice president of the Huntington Chamber of
Commerce for seven years, then became director of public relations and development for
Huntington College.
The Tipmores moved in 1971 to Fort Lauderdale, Fla., where he worked at Landmark
Bank until retirement in 1985.
Mr. Tipmore was selected to the Silver Anniversary Indiana All-State High School
Barketvall team of 1962 and at Huntington was named the Jaycees’ Outstanding Citizen in 1960
and Optimist of the Year in 1966.
He also was a member of the advisory board of Our Lady of Victory Noll, director of the
Huntington Chamber of Commerce, director of Indiana College Public Relatios Association
Honoraries, American College of Public Relations Association and president of Huntington
Rotary Club.
Besides his wife, he is survived by a daughter, Marianne CANNON, Wenham, Mass.; a
son, David TIPMORE, Miami Beach; two granddaughtrs, Emily and Catherine CANNON; a
sister, Betty SCHIEBE, Grand Rapids, Mich., nieces and nephews.
A memorial seervice will be conducrted at Miami Beach Friday, following cremation.
Memorials may be made to the Catholic Hospice of Miami Lakes, Fla.
Lepha J. Smith
March 5, 1904 - June 25, 1996
Lepha SMITH, 92, Mooresville, died at 10:50 a.m. Tuesday at Miller’s Merry Manor,
Mooresville.
Born in Rocheter to Frank and Maude E. ZORTMAN MUSSELMAN, she married
Samuel SMITH on March 2, 1934. She was a first grade teacher for Wayne Township schools for
22 years, retiring in 1969. She was a member of the Alpha Delta Kappa, a retired teacher’s
sorority. She graduated from Blakers Teacher’s College and Butler College.
Surviving are three sons, James R. SMITH, Indianapolis, Thomas M. SMITH, Crown
Point, and Jerome P. SMITH, Atlantic City, N.J.; two sisters, Opal SAVAGE and Lova POWELL,
both of Rochester; eleven grandchildren; and twelve great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Jones Family Mortuary, Mooresville, with
Rev. Charles PAXTON officiating. Burial will be at the Washington Park Cemetery, Indianapolis,
and visitation will be from 5-9 p.m. Friday at the mortuary.