Norma N. Tipsword Obituary (1934 - 2016)

Norma N. Tipsword 82, of Decatur, IL passed away at 10:00 p.m., Wednesday, June 22, 2016, in St. John's Hospital, Springfield, IL. Private family services will be held in Point Pleasant Cemetery, Long Creek. Dawson & Wikoff Funeral Home, Mt. Zion is assisting the family with arrangements. Memorials may be made to the Antioch Christian Church. Messages of condolence may be sent to the family at www.dawson-wikoff.com. Norma was born February 17, 1934, in Clark County, IL the daughter of Charles and Helen (Morlan) Lamb. She married Richard Tipsword on May 25, 1950. He preceded her in death on July 12, 2009. Norma was a retired clerk from United Parcel Service. Surviving are her son: Robert Tipsword and his wife Gayle of Oreana; daughter: Gayle Hanneken and her husband Mike of Mt. Zion; grandchildren: Laura Cooper and her husband Tony of Mt. Zion, Jim Stevens of Mt. Zion, Chad Tipsword of Decatur, and Jon Tipsword of Springfield; great-grandchildren: Miles Cooper, Gracie Cooper, Alli Cooper, Wyatt Stevens, Gabe Tipsword, and Rowan Tipsword. Three sisters also survive. Norma was preceded in death by her husband, parents, five sisters and her brother.