Beatrice Lipps

Beatrice Lipps was born on June 9, 1929 to Carl and Beatrice Hocken. When she was five days old, her mother died of Uremic Poisoning asking her grandmother to take care of her in event she passes. Bea grew up on the ranch five miles north of Warren, MT where she was born. From first through third grade Bea attended school at Warren.

When Bea was 9 years old her grandmother, uncle and brother moved to Powell, Wyoming. She continued her schooling in Powell until she had completed high school. She finally decided to go back to school and become a teacher. She attended school in both Powell and Laramie and went on to receive her Bachelor's Degree. That same fall she started teaching in Glenrock, Wyoming. She taught 5th grade there and moved to Thermopolis teaching there for 5 years. In that period of time, through a teacher friend, she became acquainted with Johnny Lipps.

They were married July 12, 1969. She taught another year in Thermopolis then moved to Worland where she taught 4th and 5th graders; teaching at all three elementary schools. She taught for 15 years in Worland, retiring in 1985.

Bea was apart of the First Baptist Church of Worland until relocated to live with her daughter and son-in-law where they spent time Sidney, Nebraska until relocating to Casper, Wyoming. She loved spending her free time playing bingo, reading books, and doing word-finds! She will be dearly missed by family and friends.