Joyce Tippett

Ida "Joyce" Tippett, 76, of Wallowa and formerly of La Grande, died suddenly November 12 in La Grande. A celebration of life will begin at 1 p.m. Saturday at Bollman Funeral Home, 315 W. Main St., in Enterprise.

Mrs. Tippett was born May 20, 1928, to Edward and Hattie Meyers Davis in La Grande. On September 6, 1946 she married William S. Tippett in Wallowa, and worked as a bank teller for several years before retiring.

She was a member of ESA Gamma Theta Sorority and the Elks Auxiliary. She enjoyed, bowling, working in her yard, volunteering at the Wallowa Senior Center and the food bank, and spending time with her family.

Survivors include two daughters, Cathy Kiesecker of La Grande and Sheri Ominski of Portland; 5 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; 2 brothers, Kenneth Davis of Wallowa and Clayton Davis of Seattle; a sister Jackie April of La Grande;, and a sister-in-law, Joanne Tippett of Clackamas.