Hilda Tipton, an 82 year old Liberty, MO resident passed away at 3:50 p.m., Saturday, February 5, 2011 at North Kansas City Hospital in North Kansas City, MO.

The body was cremated.  A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 10, 2011 at the Payne Funeral Home of Galt.  Inurnment of cremains will be held at a later date in the Harris Cemetery.  Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society and left with the funeral home.

Hildegard Sophie Tipton was born on April 29, 1928 in Eger, Sudetenland, the daughter of Adolf and Elizabeth Konh Grullmayer.  She was raised in Egar before marrying Hal Tipton on August 1, 1963 in Heidelberg, Germany.  After their marriage they lived in Newtown, MO where she worked as a cook at the Newtown High School.  She was also employed with Banquet Foods in Milan, MO.

Surviving relatives include her husband Hal of the home, 2 daughters, Peggy Marlett of North Kansas City, MO and Patty Wendler of Liberty, MO; 2 sons, David Tipton of Grant Park, IL, and Danny Tipton of Azle, TX, 7 grandchildren; Jennifer, Michael, April, Mark, Brian, Jamie and Jed, and 11 great grandchildren.

Those preceding her in death include her parents and a brother Horst Grullmayer.