Amelia Lipscomb

Mrs. Amelia Elizabeth Lipscomb, 80 of Willard, Mo. passed away Sunday morning, Jan. 31, 2010 in Willard Care Center.

Amelia was born June 4, 1929 in Springfield, Mo. to Marion and Sophia (Mazzochini) Zuchelli. She married Robert Lipscomb on Aug. 5, 1950. She was an active member of St. Joseph Catholic Church volunteering for many church activities including working at Maggies Thrift Shop. Amelia was artistic and enjoyed sewing, crafts and gardening. She will be dearly missed by her family and friends.

Amelia was preceded in death by her parents, her brother, Bob and her son, Stephen.

She is survived by her husband, Robert; her children, Susan Lipscomb, Linda Stone and her husband, Rick, Robert Lipscomb, Jr., Jeff Lipscomb and his wife, Cheryl, and Dena Gaddis; her two grandchildren, Ryan and Cole Lipscomb.

Funeral mass will be at 11 a.m. Thursday Feb. 4, 2010 in St. Joseph Catholic Church with Fr. Denis Dougherty, OSB celebrant. Burial will follow in the Missouri Veterans Cemetery under the care of Herman H. Lohmeyer Funeral Home 500 E. Walnut St. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday in the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Joseph Catholic Church 1115 N. Campbell Springfield, MO 65802. Online condolences can be shared at www.hhlohmeyer.com

A tribute to Amelia Lipscomb

AMELIA WAS A WIFE AND MOTHER. SHE RAISED SIX CHILDREN AND TOOK CARE OF OUR DAD. WE HAD FUN WHEN WE WERE LITTLE. SHE TOOK US TO THE LIBRARY, THE PARK, AND THE ZOO. SHE WAS VERY CREATIVE AND ANTIQUED OLD TRUNKS, DID CRAFTS, AND SEWED ALL OUR CLOTHES. WE HAD TO KEEP FIT. SHE TAUGHT US THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE EXCERCISES, AND WE DID THEM RELIGIOUSLY IN OUR LIVING ROOM. SHE HAD A LOT OF FRIENDS IN THE OLD NEIGHBORHOODS, AND PLAYED CARDS AND HAD COFFEE WITH THEM. SHE MANAGED TO STAY IN TOUCH WITH OLD FRIENDS FROM ST. AGNES HIGH SCHOOL THROUGHOUT HER LIFE.

THE BEST THING ABOUT OUR MOM WAS THAT SHE NEVER CRITICIZED, OR MADE ANY OF US FEEL BAD ABOUT OURSELVES. WHEN ANY OF HER KIDS WERE IN TROUBLE OR HURTING SHE HELPED THEM OUT.---- --HER KINDNESS WAS THE BEST. RAISING SIX KIDS CANNOT BE EASY. IN RESPONSE TO A QUESTION FROM ONE OF HER GROWN CHILDREN SHE REPLIED "IF I HAD THE CHANCE TO DO IT OVER AGAIN WOULD I? THE ANSWER WOULD BE YES"!!!

HER DAUGHTER DENA'S FRIEND FROM HER SCHOOLDAYS; PAM PHELPS, WROTE ABOUT AMELIA ON FACEBOOK: "AMELIA LIPSCOMB PASSED AWAY THIS MORNING. HER BATTLE WITH ALZHEIMERS IS NOW OVER AND SHE IS AT PEACE. AMELIA WAS A VERY LARGE PART OF MY CHILDHOOD.....SHE WAS MY SECOND MOM!GOD BLESS HER FOR PUTTING UP WITH ME! I BROUGHT A LOT OF NOISE AND MOTION TO THAT HOUSE AND SHE ALWAYS LET ME COME BACK! SHE WAS THE CLOSEST THING I KNOW TO A SAINT, YOU WILL LIVE IN MY HEART FOREVER"..

IT IS EASY TO IDEALIZE PEOPLE AFTER THEY ARE GONE, BUT A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE MADE THE VERY SAME COMMENT ABOUT OUR MOTHER. SHE WAS GRATEFUL FOR THE GOOD FORTUNES IN HER LIFE AND SHE PRACTICED HUMILITY AND THRIFTINESS.

WE THINK SHE WOULD SAY "THANK YOU" TO HER HUSBAND ROBERT FOR BEING THERE FOR HER DURING THE LONG YEARS AT THE CARE CENTER. EATING WITH HER AND TALKING TO HER AND VISITING. GIVING BACK TO HER DURING THIS SAD TIME IN HER LIFE.

SHE WAS DEVOTED TO HER FAITH AND CHURCH. SHE WAS A MEMBER HERE AT ST. JOSEPH'S FOR MANY YEARS BEFORE BEING UNABLE TO ATTEND. SHE LIKED TO BE INVOLVED IN HELPING PEOPLE AND WORKED AT MAGGIES THRIFT SHOP ON COMMERCIAL. SHE REALLY BELIEVED IN THE POWER OF PRAYER, TO HELP ONE OF HER CHILDREN, SHE CONTACTED THE CLARETIAN FATHERS AND BROTHERS OF ST. JUDE AND ASKED THEM FOR PRAYERS TO HELP HER CHILD GET WELL. PRAYERS DO WORK! SHE ADORED THE SAINTS AND ALL OUR MIDDLE NAMES ARE AFTER SAINTS. HERE IS A PRAYER BY ST FRANCIS OF ASSISI THAT SHE TRIED TO LIVE BY:

"LORD, MAKE ME AN INSTRUMENT OF YOUR PEACE. WHERE THERE IS HATRED, LET ME SOW LOVE, WHERE THERE IS INJURY, PARDON, WHERE THERE IS DOUBT, FAITH, WHERE THERE IS DESPAIR, HOPE. WHERE THERE IS DARKNESS, LIGHT, WHERE THERE IS SADNESS, JOY.

OH DIVINE MASTER, GRANT THAT I MAY SEEK NOT SO MUCH TO BE CONSOLED AS TO CONSOLE,

"TO BE UNDERSTOOD AS TO UNDERSTAND, "TO BE LOVED AS TO LOVE, "FOR IT IS IN GIVING THAT WE RECEIVE, "IT IS IN PARDONING THAT WE ARE PARDONED, "AND IT IS IN DYING THAT WE ARE BORN TO ETERNAL LIFE. "AMEN"

WE THINK SHE WOULD AGREE, THAT IN GIVING SHE DID RECEIVE. THANKS, AND

LOVE TO YOU MOM.