Delaware Co. PAGenWeb Archives Obituaries - Lewis C. BATIPPS, 1947
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BATIPPS, Lewis C. 1947
29 October 1947
Wednesday
Chester Times
Obituaries
Page 4 of 26
MEDIA MAN ENDS LIFE WITH SHOT
LEWIS C. BATIPPS, 41, a lifelong resident of Media,
ended his life at 5.45 p.m. yesterday by firing a shotgun
blast into his chest at his home, 621 South avenue. He
died instantly. Mr. BATIPPS, an employee of the Marshall
Coal Company in South Media, had been ill for a month.
He left a note, but its contents were not disclosed.
He was a son of BESSIE and the late WILLIAM C.
BATIPPS. Besides his mother who lives on Painter
street, he is survived by his wife, SARAH JANE; a
stepdaughter, HAZEL V. SMITH; a stepson, WILLIAM A.
SMITH; two sisters, Mrs. JEANETTE REID and Mrs.
LENA READING, and a brother, CLARENCE. The latter
lives in Morton. Service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday
at the BATIPPS funeral parlors, 601 Washington avenue,
with burial in Union Hill Cemetery. The viewing will be
Friday night.
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