The WWII veteran was the sixth-oldest living graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy upon his passing.
Capt. Henry Clay “Tip” Tipton, U.S. Navy (Ret), 100, a veteran of WWII and U.S. Naval Service from 1930 to 1965, died at home Jan. 12, 2013. He was born April 16, 1912, in Little Rock, AR, and graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1935. At his death, Tip was the sixth-oldest living graduate. While at the Academy, Tip was undefeated in wrestling and was invited to the 1936 Olympic Trials. Following graduation, he served aboard the battleship Tennessee and the destroyers Jarvis and Satterlee. He was married aboard the Jarvis on Dec. 25, 1937, to the former Mary Isabelle Wood (d. 2007). He was serving aboard the destroyer Little when the U.S. entered the war. He did post graduate work in Marine Design Engineering at the U.S. Naval Post …
The Town Council approved a special exception application on Tuesday, which will allow for the first crematorium in Loudoun County to be built.
The Town Council voted 6 to 1 on Tuesday to allow a crematorium at the Loudoun Funeral Chapel, located at 158 Catoctin Circle SE. Owner Bill McDonough said it’s been about a year since he first expressed interest in providing the popular service on-site. Business has increased over the years, he said, including families in the area that request cremation services. “It’s a service that we’ve offered for years but unfortunately we’ve relied on outside contractors to handle the cremation for us,” McDonough said. "There’s no funeral home in Loudoun County with a crematory. Of course there’s certain religions and feelings from the general public that they would prefer to use a funeral home that would handle the cremation on their own and not …
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