Webster Plantation – Theo Emma (Dill) Jipson was born on December 1, 1928 and passed away peacefully on October 6, 2019. Theo was born in Springfield, the daughter of Robert Leander and Flossie Anna (Staples) Dill and attended schools in Lincoln and Springfield.
Theo lived a full life with her husband, P. Hazen Jipson, Sr. They shared 67 years together, raising their family on the farm in Webster Plt. before he passed away on December 27, 2014. During Theo’s life she served as tax collector for the town of Webster Plt. for 28 years, and also served as Town Treasurer there for 41 years. She also served on the board of directors for Penobscot Valley Hospital and was on the school board for SAD 30. All the while she was raising her family of seven children, and working a full time job for Penquis CAP. Theo loved her job and she met so many people through her work. She passed out a lot of cheese in her time through the Donated cheese program. Everyone remembers the cheese! She loved helping people with the fuel assistance program as well. She traveled a lot of miles helping clients with their fuel assistance applications. She did a lot of good in her life. On Saturday mornings you would find her in the kitchen. She would put the beans in to cook and make home made yeast rolls, pie for father, and chocolate cake for the kids. And in between she may have someone stop in to pay their taxes or get a vehicle registered. She didn’t mind at all – it was all in a day’s work for her.
In addition to her husband, Theo was predeceased by a daughter, AnnaLee Scribner in 2004, her siblings, Chandler, Merle, Dean, Vinal, Pauline, Irene, June, Thelma, Marion, George, Ruby, Roger, Robert, and Judy. Theo is survived by six children, Bonita and her husband Kenneth Whiting, Susan and her husband Dennis Irish, Annette (“Nicky”) and her husband Francis Jandreau, Hazen Jipson, Jr, and his wife Robin, Brian Jipson and his wife Karyl, and BettyLynne Herschel,, a sister, Bernice (“Bunny”) Gordon; thirteen grandchildren; twenty great grandchildren; ten great great grandchildren; and many nieces, nephews, brothers and sisters in law, cousins, and friends.
Friends are invited to visit with the family 5-8 PM Friday, October 19 at the Lamson Funeral Home, Clay Chapel, 7 Lee Road, Lincoln. Private interment will be at the Jipson Family Cemetery in Webster Plantation. Gifts in memory of Theo may be sent to the Activities Fund at Colonial Health Care, 36 Workman Terrace, Lincoln, ME 04457, or to the charity of one’s choice.