Larry Glenn Tipton
Did you know Larry? Please share your stories and photos, and help spread the word about this page!
Hawthorn Funeral Home announces the passing of Mr. Larry Tipton, 70, of Carthage, Texas. Larry passed this life July 1, 2021 peacefully at his Carthage, Texas home.
Mr. Larry Glenn Tipton was born March 8, 1951 in Palestine, Texas. He was the youngest of three children born to the marriage of Wilbur Ted and Royce Lee Bullock Tipton, Jr. He was raised and schooled in Carthage graduating with the Bulldog class of 1970. He attended and played basketball at Panola Junior College.
Mr. Tipton owned and operated Pats Auto Parts for many years. He worked as a fiber optics inspector for Noble over 20 years before his retirement. He was a member of the Carthage Missionary Baptist Church, Carthage Noon Lions Club, Antioch Hunting Club. Larry loved hunting, fishing, cooking, golf and gardening. He is preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, William "Bill" and Don Hodges Tipton.
Mr. Tipton is survived by his devoted children, Matt Tipton and wife Tawala of Caddo Mills, Brad Tipton and Rachel Weekly of Carthage, Jennifer Brasher and husband Kiel of Houston; grandchildren, Hunter and Cash Tipton, and Alexandra Brasher; numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. He was loved by many.
The family will host a private memorial and burial in Breckenridge, TX where his ashes will be laid to rest. Cremation arrangements were entrusted to Hawthorn Funeral Home. The family requests memorials in his name to the Dixie League Baseball Assoc.
An online guestbook may be signed at www.hawthornfuneralhome.com