Carl Grant Tipton, 73, of Russell Springs, KY (formerly of Dunnville) died Friday, July 27, 2018 at the VA Medical Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. Born on October 7, 1944, in Powell County, KY, he was a son of the late Hubert and Attie Rodgers Tipton.
Carl moved to Lexington in his early teenage years with his family where he played basketball for Lexington Junior High School and football for Henry Clay High School. Soon after, he felt compelled to join the Army during the Vietnam Conflict and ended up faithfully serving 2 tours before receiving an honorable discharge from the military.
After his military service was over he worked as a licensed plumber for a few years and later started his own roofing business, which was called Tipton’s Roofing Company. He successfully ran this company for many years until he retired and moved to Dunnville, KY in 1991. Throughout his life, he enjoyed fishing, hunting, dirt track racing and being on the lake, in his pontoon, with his family and friends. Carl was an avid bowler for many years, until he was diagnosed with cancer, and accomplished bowling 2 perfect, ABC sanctioned, 300 games as an amateur bowler.
In addition to his parents Carl was preceded in death by 4 brothers: Lenille, Roland & Johnny Meadows and Hubert Tipton Jr. and 2 sisters: Lorene Meadows & Ann McKay; 1 daughter-in-law Sherry Barber.
SURVIVORS:
3 sons: Reggie (Ashley) Tipton of Windsor, KY; Kevin Tipton of Paris; Roger Barber of Lexington, KY
9 grandchildren: Brandon Tipton, Brittney Barber, Maranda Barber, Brandy (Abi) Garcia Dominguez, Owen, Evan, Attyson Kate, Anslee and Avery Tipton
3 great-grandchildren
Glenna “Jody” Tipton of Lexington, KY who he was married to for more than 30 years of his life
Girlfriend: Pam Cummings of Russell Springs and all of her children and grand-children
VISITATION: 6:00pm-9:00pmET on Monday, July 30, 2018 and from 9:00am -11:00amET on Tuesday July 31, 2018 at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: Tuesday, July 31, 2018 at 12:30 P.M at Camp Nelson National Cemetery in Jessamine County, KY with Pastor Reggie Tipton officiating. There will not be a processional from the funeral home, so family and friends are welcomed to meet at Camp Nelson for the graveside service.
Arrangements entrusted to McKinney-Brown Funeral Home with video tribute and guestbook available at www.mckinneybrown.com.
