Background
Tipton, Richard James was born on October 19, 1946 in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. Son of Henry Field and Mildred (Hawkins) Tipton.
Tipton, Richard James was born on October 19, 1946 in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. Son of Henry Field and Mildred (Hawkins) Tipton.
Bachelor of Science, Arkansas State University, 1968. OD, Southern College Optometry, Memphis, 1972.
Sole practice optometry, Jonesboro, Arkansas, 1974—1977, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, since 1980. Associate William S. Wright, 1977—1980. Served to captain United States Army, 1972-1974.
Member of Southeast Missouri Optometric Association, Missouri Optometric Association, American Optometric Association, Lions, Kiwanis (past secretary).
Married Linda Easterwood Tipton, September 26, 1968 (divorced 1981). 1 child Laura Diane.