Deborah L. Tipple

Deborah L. “Debbie” Tipple, 55, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, April 15, 2007 at her residence. She was born on December 28, 1951 in Lima, Ohio to the late Paul Fletcher and Emogene Wright Fletcher, who survives her. Debbie married Richard “Rick” Tipple on June 15, 1974 in Ada, Ohio. She was a teacher’s aide at Buckeye Hills Career Center in the ABE Program and was a member of Pathway Community Church. Surviving are her husband, Rick Tipple of Gallipolis; two sons, Chris Jenny Tipple and Nick Heidi Tipple, all of Gallipolis; two grandchildren, Ray and Ethan and a third grandchild expected in November; her mother, Emogene Fletcher of Ada, Ohio; two brothers, Paul Lynn Fletcher of Ada, Ohio and Brian Linnea Fletcher of Grove City, Ohio; a sister, Sandra Scott Rex of Ada, Ohio; her mother-in-law, Naomi Tipple of Gallipolis; and five nieces and one nephew. She was preceded in death by father, Paul Fletcher and grandparents, Birl and Clora Wright. Services will be 8:00 p.m., Thursday, April 19, 2007 at the Willis Funeral Home with Pastor Thom Mollohan officiating. A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m., Friday, April 20, 2007 at Woodlawn Cemetery in Ada, Ohio. Friends may call at the funeral home on Thursday, from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. prior to the service. Willis Funeral Home Gallipolis OH US Cemetery: 2007-04-20 Woodlawn Cemetery Ada OH US Visitation: 2007-04-19 14:00:00-16:00:00 Willis Funeral Home Gallipolis OH US Service: 2007-04-19 20:00:00 Willis Funeral Home Gallipolis OH US