Betty Joan Tipton
May 13, 1921 - January 18, 2009
Obituary
Betty Joan King Tipton
Betty Joan King Tipton Age 87 passed away peacefully in her Seattle, WA Home of 43 years, in the early morning of Sunday, January 18, 2009 after a two-year struggle with Dementia related problems.
Betty was born May 13, 1921 in Lymington, Hampshire, England to Walter and Lavinia King. Since her mother was ill and unable to care for her, Moses and Elizabeth Pressey adopted her. Betty attended Pennington School. She worked as a tailor and seamstress at Elliotts in the High street Lymington and in Quality Control for Wellworthys Ltd. Stafford Rd. Hampshire, England.
She married Canadian Art Willis in June, 1944 in England. He subsequently died in August, 1944 in France. Betty at the age of 24, immigrated from war torn England, at the invite of the Canadian Government, to Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan where she eventually immigrated to the USA via British Columbia, Canada, becoming a US citizen in 1950. She worked at Seattle Trust & Saving before moving to The Boeing Company in 1964 where she worked on the Minuteman program until she retired in 1984. In 1965 she married her current husband Robert Tipton. Betty enjoyed volunteer work with Highline Hospital and corresponding with her school chums of seventy years ago as well as her friends in England. She accompanied her husband to Brussels, Belgium on his 1980 Boeing work assignment and enjoyed many travel trips to Europe and England.
Betty is survived by her Husband Robert, Cousin Jill Moore Richard, New Milton, England; and Roberts boys, Curtis, Tony, and Eric and their children Jordan, Cody, Kelsey, Danny, Rhiannon, Noah, and Chelsey. She will be missed by Iris, Eileen, and Joan of England, Caregivers Brigitte Teker and Janet Spearing, and her many friends.
A Remembrance Ceremony will be held at 1:00 PM. on Thursday January 29, 2009 at Bonney-Watson Parker Chapel, Burien, WA.
Please sign the online memorial guestbook at www.bonneywatson.com.
Bob
Our thoughts and prayers are with you now and always. It was always a joy to listen to Betty’s excellant humor and observe her great attitude and knowledge while working with her at Boeing. Betty was truly a modern adventurous lady.
Our sincere condolences to you and your family. We always enjoyed Betty’s cheerful smile, pleasant attitude and especially her English accent my parents were both born in England. We wish you the very best during this difficult time.
Please accept mine and Ian’s sincere condolences at this sad time.We have fond memories of Betty who would always telephone me on my birthday and send chatty letters at Christmas time.She was a good friend to my parents in her younger days and always kept in touch after leaving England.I have heard several tales of the times when I was a baby early in the war.
We are thinking of you and your family Bob,take care.
Bob,
I am so sorry to hear about the passing of your wife, Betty… She had an amazing history… It brings back good memories of our mutual past lives at Boeing… Will be praying for you and your family…
Doug Manley
I have been Betty’s caregiver for 15 months and came to admire her as a gentle, poised and cooperative Lady. I’m sorry she is gone. She will be missed very much.
My condolences to her husband Bob Tipton,may all the cherished memories give you comfort in the future.
Bob, you and your family have our sincerest condolences. Betty is in our thoughts and prayers.
Dave & Laurie
I am sorry about the loss of your loved one. words cannot describe feelings in a time like this. Many have found comfort in the Bible’s promises of seeing our past loved ones again such as at John 5 verses 28 and 29. Take care of yourselves and keep memories of your past loved one close.
I enjoyed working with you at Boeings. Your dedicated professional attitude with humor inspired all engineering employees.
Bob
You and Betty are in our prayers. Your strength and love through a very difficult situation is an inspiration to us all.
We are very sorry that Betty is gone. We enjoyed working with her on Minuteman. She was always a true professional and always a lady.You and the family are in our thoughts and prayers.
Betty will be missed by many, I am sure. She had a sweet heart full of compassion for others. I have many fond memories of Betty from when I was a small child. She taught me some of the finer points of social etiquette that I have never forgotten and tried to instill in my own children. Thanks for being there in my corner, Betty. I wish I had had more time with you. May God bless you for all time.
Mrs. “T.” had a great sense of humor. At Studio 152nd Hair Salon she entertained everyone with jokes sometimes sent from friends in England She would also mine the other patrons and hairdressers for new material. She loved a good story too. She never complained although her physical ailments must have been painful at times. We’ll miss you Mrs. “T” ! Sincerely, Annette