Mary Sue Hendrix Tipton, 73 of Cherokee passed away February 11, 2011, after an extended illness at Mission Hospital Campus in Asheville, NC. Mrs. Tipton was a veteran of the U.S. Army.
She was preceded in death by her parents, James Thomas Hendrix and Clemmie Hendrix, and also a daughter, Joyce Jacobs, a son, Ronald Fippo, and a brother, Donald Hendrix.
She is survived by her children, Robert Flippo of Cherokee, Jimmy Flippo of Alabama, Betty Jeter of Alabama, Gerold Glen Flippo of California, and Keith Clark of Georgia.
No services for the public are planned at this time.
Long House Funeral Home is assisting the family.