Marilyn Fulton Tipsord Obituary (1932

Marilyn Fulton Tipsord, 86, of Arrowsmith, Illinois, passed away at 12:30 A.M. Thursday, February 21, 2019, at home surrounded by her family. Her visitation will be from 2:00 P.M. - 4:00 P.M. Sunday, February 24, 2019, at Calvert-Belangee-Bruce Funeral Home, Saybrook, Illinois. Marilyn's funeral service will be held at 1:00 P.M. Monday, February 25, 2019, at Calvert-Belangee-Bruce Funeral Home, Saybrook, Illinois. Burial will follow in East Lawn Memorial Gardens, Bloomington, Illinois. Memorial donations may be made to the Witt-Webber-Carrell American Legion Auxiliary, Unit 617, P.O. Box 77, Arrowsmith, Illinois, 61722. Marilyn was born September 23, 1932, in Arrowsmith Hospital, Arrowsmith, Illinois, a daughter of Bernard Earl and Eula Davis Fulton. She married R. James Tipsord on October 1, 1950, in Arrowsmith, Illinois. He passed away in 1992. She is survived by her daughter, Kathleen "Kandy" Talley (Geno); grandchildren, Brenda Wilson and Anthony Wilson; and great-granddaughter, Erika Moore. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband and infant sister, Rose Fulton. Marilyn retired from GTE in Bloomington after 25 years of service. She was a Sunday School teacher at Arrowsmith Methodist Church. She was past president of the Witt-Webber-Carrell American Legion Auxiliary, Unit 617, Arrowsmith, and a member of the Arrowsmith VFW Ladies Auxiliary. Marilyn was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and devoted friend who will be deeply missed.