Shirley Ruth Tippen, daughter of the late Bland Dennington and Gertie Bell Menley Dennington, was born on November 17, 1935, in Lilbourn, Missouri, and departed this life on February 10, 2022, at Southeast Health in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, at the age of 86 years.

Mrs. Tippen was a former employee of Walgreens in Maplewood, Missouri and a resident of Puxico, Missouri.

She is survived by her brother, James Dennington of Malden, Missouri; by two grandchildren, Jeremy Skaggs and Jennifer Skaggs; by her great-granddaughter, Aylisa Skaggs; and by numerous nieces, nephews, and friends.

Other than by her parents, she was preceded in death by her daughter, Pamela Tippen; by her brother, Robert Dennington; and by three sisters, Maxine Steward, June Patterson, and Mary Wells.

No services are planned.