 1911 - 1980 (69 years) Has more than 100 ancestors and 6 descendants in this family tree.
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| Name |
Thero Eames Tippets |
| Nickname |
Tip |
| Birth |
25 Apr 1911 |
Preston, Franklin, Idaho, United States  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Initiatory (LDS) |
8 Nov 1937 |
SLAKE |
| FamilySearch ID |
KWCK-BC8 |
| Death |
6 Dec 1980 |
Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho, United States |
| Burial |
11 Dec 1980 |
Rose Hill Cemetery, Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho, United States |
| Headstones |
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| Headstones |
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| Person ID |
I392 |
mytree |
| Last Modified |
25 Feb 2024 |
| Father |
Arthur Tippets, b. 20 Jun 1881, Richmond, Cache, Utah, United States d. 2 Jun 1960, Pocatello, Bannock, Idaho, United States (Age 78 years) |
| Mother |
Sarah Greaves Eames, b. 1 Nov 1881, Logan, Cache, Utah, United States d. 27 Nov 1970, Pocatello, Bannock, Idaho, United States (Age 89 years) |
| Marriage |
16 Nov 1904 |
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
| Family ID |
F403 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Ruth Ida Ruchti, b. 10 Jan 1914, Ashton, Fremont, Idaho, United States d. 30 Jun 2002, Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States (Age 88 years) |
| Marriage |
8 Nov 1937 |
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
| Children |
| | 1. Living |
| + | 2. Thero Richard Tippets, b. 25 Jul 1944, Pocatello, Bannock, Idaho, United States d. 28 Oct 2018, Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States (Age 74 years) |
| | 3. Maureen Ruth Tippets, b. 9 Jan 1951, Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho, United States d. 8 Jan 1951, Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho, United States |
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| Family ID |
F407 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
6 Mar 2025 |
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| Event Map |
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 | Birth - 25 Apr 1911 - Preston, Franklin, Idaho, United States |
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 | Initiatory (LDS) - 8 Nov 1937 - SLAKE |
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 | Marriage - 8 Nov 1937 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
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 | Death - 6 Dec 1980 - Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho, United States |
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 | Burial - 11 Dec 1980 - Rose Hill Cemetery, Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho, United States |
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| Notes |
- Thero Eames Tippets
Born:April 25, 1911 in Preston, Idaho
Parents:Arthur Tippets and Sarah Greaves Eames
Married:November 8, 1937 in Salt Lake City to Ruth Ida Ruchti
Children:Thero Richard Tippets, Marleen Ruth Tippets, Patricia Ann Tippe t s
Died:December 6, 1980 (Age 69) in Idaho Falls, Idaho
Buried:December 11, 1980 in Idaho Falls Cemetery, Idaho Falls, Idaho
Thero Eames Tippets, son of Arthur and Sarah Eames Tippets, was born o n A pril 25, 1911 in Preston, Idaho. He had five brothers: Harold (die d ag e 3), Merlin, Vaughn, David (died at birth) Howard and one sister, E lean.
In 1912, Thero’s family moved to Driggs, Idaho where his father, Arthu r , opened a hardware store. There Thero spent his days growing into a y ou ng man. He went through school in Driggs, Idaho. He played in the pe p b and and on the basketball team.
In his teenage years, Thero became very interested in Scouting. He us e d to spend many weekends out camping and hiking.
Thero spent time working with his father in the hardware store. Howeve r , during the depression of 1929, the hardware store went broke, and s o Ar thur closed his store and moved his family from Driggs, Idaho to Poc atell o, Idaho. Thero was a senior in High School at that time, and ha d just b een elected Student Body President, so he stayed in Driggs to fi nish scho ol. He graduated with honors. He was awarded a scholarship t o Ricks Col lege, but decided to go to college in Pocatello because he co uld live a t home for free.
When Thero turned 19, he worked for the Forest Service and built trail s a ll over the Teton Mountains. One summer he worked on the beetle infe stat ion which included a group of fellows climbing the mountains and mar kin g the trees that needed to be cut down. Another group would follow c los e behind, spray kerosene on the downed tree, and then burn the trees.
While in college, Thero took an active part in the Seminary program, a n d also was on the Stake Board for Mutual. He attended college for 3 ye ar s and studied business and school teaching. He also played the trumpe t i n college band and orchestra and participated in lots of school plays . W hile in college, he worked for Safeway Stores, and was transferred t o Ida ho Falls in the summer of 1937 to work for them. He was married t o Rut h Ida Ruchti on November 8, 1937 in the Salt Lake City Temple, an d then t hey moved to Idaho Falls to live. They bought their first hom e on 315 7t h Street in the spring of 1938 and lived there until he died.
However, in November of 1942, Thero entered the army. He trained in t h e U.S. for a year and then went to Europe. He was a part of the 92nd S ig nal Corps of General Patton’s 3rd Army group. He had 5 battle stars , an d when the war ended he was at Hitler’s Buthargarden or secret hide away . Hitler was a vegetarian and ate lots of fresh grown veggies fro m his o wn garden with either pasta or rice. Thero spent 3 years to the d ay in th e Army. While in the army, Ruth gave birth on July 25, 1944 t o their fir st child, Thero Richard Tippets. She was living with her mot her in Pocat ello, Idaho at the time of Richard's birth. Thero had sol d shoes to bare foot Germans to help earn money necessary to pay for thei r home in Idah o Falls.
When Thero came home from the army, he went back to work in the grocer y b usiness and became a store manager of Safeway for many years. When h e wa s asked to transfer to the Pocatello store, he didn't want to uproo t hi s family so he quit Safeway. He later worked at Ashton’s Glass & P ain t Company until he retired. Following retirement, he spent much of h is t ime following, researching and investing in the stock market.
In the late 1950's Thero and his son, Richard, built a cabin up in Isla n d Park, Idaho where the family spent many weekends up there fishing, b oa ting, and enjoying the outdoors.
He had a strong testimony of the truthfulness of The Church of Jesus Chr i st Of Latter-Day Saints. He was an active member of the church and ser ve d as a High Priest’s secretary, home teacher, and in the MIA and Scout in g programs.
Thero died December 6, 1980 in Idaho Falls at the hospital following a s t roke. He was 69 years old. At the time of his death, he was survive d b y his wife Ruth, 2 children, and 5 grandchildren with one more grandc hil d being born after his passing. From those 6 grandchildren he now ha s 1 8 great-grandchildren and 2 step great grandchildren.
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