Pearl M Stipp

August 4, 1915 - March 1, 2016

Pearl M. Stipp 100 of Bluffton passed away at 6:20 a.m. on Tuesday, March 01, 2016, at Signature Healthcare in Bluffton. Pearl was born on August 4, 1915 in French Lick, Indiana to Elias & Augusta (Ervin) McDonald. A homemaker, she attended Pennville High School and was a Wells County resident for most of her life. Survivors include her two daughters; Joyce J. Compton and Patty J. (Haddie) Oliver both of Bluffton along with 6 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and 5 great-great-grandchildren, along with two sisters; Anna Lafferty of Decatur and Gelene Brickley of Bluffton. She is preceded in death by her first husband Henry A. Lockwood and second husband Jennings “Bill” Stipp along with a son James H. Lockwood and nine brothers; Ray, Earnest, Harold, George, Cecil, Eugene, Charles, Elias and Glenn. Funeral Services for Pearl will take place at 10:30 on Thursday (March 3, 2016) at the Thoma/Rich, Lemler Funeral Home in Bluffton. Jeff Lemler will officiate. Calling hours will be held from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Wednesday at the funeral home, and for one hour prior to the service on Thursday. Burial will take place in Stahl Cemetery in rural Bluffton. Memorial may be made in Pearl’s memory to Friends Who Care Cancer Relief Foundation. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the care of the Thoma/Rich, Lemler Funeral Home in Bluffton. Friends can send online condolences to the family at www.thomarich.com.