Ora James "O. J." Tipton
Marriages
Martha Tipton - July 20, 1908
Married in Leadville
Burial Details
Obituaries
Eagle Valley Enterprise page 1 - December 29, 1939
VETERAN RAILROAD MAN DIES WHILE ON DUTY
---
Last Friday morning, December 22, Ora Tipton, veteran railroad man of Minturn dropped dead on the apron of the locomotive he was firing. He was working on the helper engine pulling passenger train No. 2 when somewhere on the hill above Minturn his engineer heard a crash on the opposite side of the locomotive [illegible] and looking to see what caused the unusual noise, saw the fireman lying dead in front of the firebox. He was dead when the engineer reached his side, an attack of the heart having been instantly fatal.
Ora James Tipton was born in Sheridan, Ind., July 31, 1876, the son of Mary P. and Edward P. Tipton.
The family migrated to Nebraska in 1878, and settled in the post office town of Osco. He lived at various places in that state until the year 1901, when he went to Spokane, Wash. Here he entered the railroad service, which occupation he followed on coming to Minturn in October 1906, where he has since lived, serving in the capacity of fireman and engineer on the Rio Grande railroad.
He is survived by his widow, Martha Tipton, his father, three sisters, one brother, and two nephews.
Funeral services were held in Minturn on Tuesday afternoon with the Andre Mortuary of Eagle in charge. Rev. F. W. Casselman of the Eagle Methodist Church delivered the funeral discourse, the services being held from the Presbyterian Church in Minturn. During the services a quartet, consisting of Howard Bayer, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Rollings, and Mrs. Joxen, sang "Lead Kindly Light," and "In the Garden" with Mrs. H. G. Bayer at the piano.
The body was laid to rest in the Minturn cemetery, pallbearers being Harold Wister, Thos. F. McBreen, W. L. Wilson, James McBreen, George Bryant, and Howard Phillips.
