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MEMORIAL CEMETERY
ANDERSON COUNTY, TEXAS

Ruben Tippens

Born: 5 October 1914
Died: 20 February 1983
Father: Joe Tippens
Mother: Lillie Tippens Holloway
Spouse: Princella Smith Tippens - 6 May 1940 - Anderson County, Texas
Spouse: Maurice Stringer - 19 July 1933 - Anderson County, Texas
CPL US Army World War II

Ruben Tippens

United States World War II Army Enlistment Records

Name	Ruben Tippens
Name (Original)	TIPPENS RUBEN
Event Type	Military Service
Event Date	23 Dec 1943
Term of Enlistment	Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Event Place	Tyler, Texas, United States
Race	Negro
Citizenship Status	citizen
Birth Year	1914
Birthplace	TEXAS
Education Level	Grammar school
Civilian Occupation	Porters, n.e.c.
Marital Status	Married
Military Rank	Private
Army Branch	No branch assignment
Army Component	Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source Reference	Civil Life
Serial Number	38641772
Affiliate ARC Identifier	1263923
Box Film Number	13616.127

Ruben Tippens

United States Social Security Death Index

Age	69
Given Name	Ruben
Surname	Tippens
Birth Date	05 Oct 1914
State	Texas
Last Place of Residence	Anderson, Texas
Previous Residence Postal Code	75801
Event Date	Feb 1983

Funeral services for Ruben Tippens, 67, of 1103 S. Jackson St., will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in the South Union Baptist Church, the Rev. T.L. Dilworth officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Cemetery under the direction of Davis Funeral Home.
Mr. Tippens died Sunday at Veterans Hospital in Temple.
He was born Oct. 5, 1914 in Palestine, a son of the late Joe Tippens and Lillie Tippens Holloway. He attended Banks Elementary School and Lincoln High School. He was employed by Missouri Pacific Railroad for several years and later was custodian for First Presbyterian Church for 30 years. He served in the Army during World War II, from 1943 until 1946. Mr. Tippens was a member of South Union Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Princella Smith Tippens of Palestine; an uncle, Nulum Patterson of Dallas, and three aunts, Mrs. Beaudie Gunnells of Dallas, Mrs. Bertha Smith of Palestine and Mrs. Lula montgomery of Richmond, Calif.

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