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Cripe, Timothy Sylvester (1889-1969)

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''Mennonite Weekly Review'' obituary: 13 Mar 1969 p. 11
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''Mennonite Weekly Review'' obituary: 1969 Mar 13 p. 11
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Birth date: 1899 Feb 22
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<center><h3>TIMOTHY S. CRIPE</h3></center>
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Monday evening, Jan. 20, 1969, it was discovered that Timothy Sylvester Cripe, a resident of Delavan, Ill., had passed from this life to his eternal reward. He passed away while sitting in his favorite easy chair, which had served him as a place to sleep as well as to rest for the past couple of years. He would have been 80 years old on his next birthday.
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He was born on Feb. 22, 1899, a son of Minister Amos S. and Rebecca Nusbaum Cripe in La Grange County, Indiana. At about the age of 19 he went to the Hopedale, Ill. community to work on the farm.
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On Dec. 10, 1914 he was married to Katie L. Martin, who died of pneumonia on Feb. 19, 1915 after only 10 weeks of their married life.
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On Feb. 20, 1919 he was married to Barbara Birky. She passed away on Jan. 11, 1961. To this union were born two children, Delzon of Delavan, Ill. and Mrs. Jim (Rhoda) Siemens of Newton, Kan. Also surviving is a brother, Ben R. Cripe of Ligonier, Ind., a number of nieces and nephews, and other relatives and many friends.
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Two sister preceded him in death: Mary Elizabeth Bontrager, who died in 1910, and Anna Catharine Troyer, who died in 1938.
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During his youth he accepted Christ, was baptized and became a member of the Emma Mennonite Church at Topeka, Ind. On Jan. 19, 1915 he transferred his letter to the Hopedale, Ill. Mennonite Church of which he had been a member since.
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During his working days he was a farmer for a number of years, then was a fuel truck operator for Tazewell Service Co., and after that worked as a salesman. During his retirement years he enjoyed doing things for other people. He often used his car to take elderly people who could not drive to their doctor appointments, or did other errands for them. In this way he derived a sense of purpose and enjoyment in these retirement years.
   
Birth date: 1889
 
   
 
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Latest revision as of 10:42, 11 August 2022

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1969 Mar 13 p. 11

Birth date: 1899 Feb 22

text of obituary:

TIMOTHY S. CRIPE

Monday evening, Jan. 20, 1969, it was discovered that Timothy Sylvester Cripe, a resident of Delavan, Ill., had passed from this life to his eternal reward. He passed away while sitting in his favorite easy chair, which had served him as a place to sleep as well as to rest for the past couple of years. He would have been 80 years old on his next birthday.

He was born on Feb. 22, 1899, a son of Minister Amos S. and Rebecca Nusbaum Cripe in La Grange County, Indiana. At about the age of 19 he went to the Hopedale, Ill. community to work on the farm.

On Dec. 10, 1914 he was married to Katie L. Martin, who died of pneumonia on Feb. 19, 1915 after only 10 weeks of their married life.

On Feb. 20, 1919 he was married to Barbara Birky. She passed away on Jan. 11, 1961. To this union were born two children, Delzon of Delavan, Ill. and Mrs. Jim (Rhoda) Siemens of Newton, Kan. Also surviving is a brother, Ben R. Cripe of Ligonier, Ind., a number of nieces and nephews, and other relatives and many friends.

Two sister preceded him in death: Mary Elizabeth Bontrager, who died in 1910, and Anna Catharine Troyer, who died in 1938.

During his youth he accepted Christ, was baptized and became a member of the Emma Mennonite Church at Topeka, Ind. On Jan. 19, 1915 he transferred his letter to the Hopedale, Ill. Mennonite Church of which he had been a member since.

During his working days he was a farmer for a number of years, then was a fuel truck operator for Tazewell Service Co., and after that worked as a salesman. During his retirement years he enjoyed doing things for other people. He often used his car to take elderly people who could not drive to their doctor appointments, or did other errands for them. In this way he derived a sense of purpose and enjoyment in these retirement years.

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