Wanda June Tippitt, 94, lifelong resident of Vera, IL passed away at her home on Tuesday, October 24, 2023.
A Funeral Service will be held at 3:00 PM, Friday, October 27, 2023 at the Vera Baptist Church, rural Vandalia. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will follow in Fairlawn Cemetery, Vandalia. Memorial donations may be made to Vera Baptist Church. Online condolences can be expressed at www.hohltandfilefh.com
Wanda June Tate was born on June 19, 1929, in Vandalia, the daughter of Clyde and Loretta (Miller) Tate. She married Albert A. “Pete” Tippitt on September 19, 1947 in Paducah, KY; together they shared over 65 years of marriage before his passing on October 5, 2013.
Wanda was a lifelong resident of Vera and member of the Vera Baptist Church. She was a homemaker; raising her and Albert’s five children. Wanda always had a garden and loved to cook for her family. She enjoyed crocheting and playing the piano.
She is survived by her sons, Danny Tippitt, DO of Wilton Manors, FL and John Tippitt and wife Pam of Bonnie, IL; daughters Peggy Tippitt of Vandalia and Mary Jane Holder of Dixon, IL; brother, Gary Tate and wife Doris of Vandalia; sisters, Shirley Diveley of Vandalia and Linda Johnson of Vera; sister-in-law, Thelma Tate of Decatur; grandchildren, Shawn Hall, Troy J. Hall and wife Allison, Annette McClintock and fiancé Gordon Moore, Patsy Tinker, Angie James, Christina and husband Joey Burroughs, and Matthew Holder; great grandchildren, Hayden, Lillian, Jack, Bradyn, Cheyenne, Chelsea, Paige, and Peighton.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; daughter, Juanita Tinker; brothers, Earl Tate and George Tate; step grandson, Blake Sullivan.
Online Condolences & Obituaries available at www.hohltandfilefh.com
Arrangements by Hohlt & File Funeral Home, Vandalia, IL
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