Horace Earl Pipkin, President of Pipkin Family Association, Dies

Horace Earl Pipkin, 88, died 31 Dec 1989 at Mesa, AZ. He was born
25 Nov 1901 at Oleo, NM the son of James Knox Polk Jr. and Phoebe
Owens Pipkin. His mother died when he was four years old and his
father remarried to Clara Marzlin.

Horace Earl married Alta Whitney, the daughter of Job Hall and 
Georgianna Mitchell Whitney at Aztec, NM on 2 Oct 1922. He was a
carpenter and brickmason. He was a self-employed masonry contractor 
for 37 years.

He was a member of the Mesa Sixth Ward of the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter Day Saints. During his life time, he served on
several stake missions, and worked for eight years in the
Southwest Indian Mission on the Navajo Reservation. The family
lived at Mesa, AZ; Farmington, NM and St. George, UT.

Horace Earl was a zealous researcher of Pipkin family genealogy
and was a name known to many researchers over the years. He was
the first President of the Pipkin Family association in 1963 and
was elected again about 8 years ago.

His funeral services were conducted at the Mesa 6th Ward Chapel,
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints at Mesa, AZ. Casket
bearers at his funeral were his sons, Richard and James; son-in-law
Ralph Shelly; and grandson-in-law John Helquist, Don Kerstetter and
Joe Jolley. Family participants at the ceremonies included:
Family Prayers by son-in-law Laurence Jones, Devotion by son James;
Life Sketch by son-in-law Norman Tanner; Benediction by son Richard
and Dedication of the Grave by son-in-law John Amadio. His great
granddaughter Shari Stokes wrote the poem "Grandpa" that was 
printed in the Memorial Service Folder.

He is survived by his wife of 68 years, Alta of Mesa, two sons:
Richard of Ogden, UT and James of Orem, UT; six daughters: Evelyn
Tanner of Central, Gwen Shelley and Joyce Carlisle both of Mesa,
Ellen Jones of Santa Clara, UT, Retha Amadio of Independence, MO
and Sharon Laurence of Chandler Heights; a brother Levi of CA;
29 grandchildren, 34 great grandchildren and two great grand
children.