Royce Ann Tipton

Graveside services for Royce Ann Tipton, 89, of Big Sandy, Texas will be held at 11:00 A.M., Thursday, January 12, 2017 at Chilton Cemetery in Upshur County, Texas with Reverend Jack Hetzel officiating under the direction of Croley Funeral Home in Gilmer.

Ms. Tipton passed away on Sunday, January 8, 2017 and was born on December 9, 1927 in Big Sandy, Texas to Mae and J.M. Gorman. She was the Director of Nursing at UT Tyler and a member of First United Methodist Church in Big Sandy, Texas.

She was preceded in death by her son, Michael Tipton.

The family will receive friends on Wednesday, January 11, 2017 at 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. at Croley Funeral Home in Gilmer.