Bobbie Tippett was born on September 12, 1923 in Shelby County, TX to parents Robert D. Tippett and Ollie Wood.  He had at least one silbling, Sonn James Tippett (1949-2003).  Bobbie gradiated from Timpson High School in 1940. He served in the Army during WW II.  He was married to Jo Ann Irvin Tippett.  (1930-2012)   He passed away in Nacogdoches, TX. on April 16, 1995 and was laid rest in the Timpson Missionary Baptist Cemetery in Timpson, TX.