Chelsey Tupper

THEBES, Ill. -- Chelsey "C.J." Tupper, 87, of Thebes died Sunday, Oct. 21, 2001, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau.

He was born Dec. 1, 1913, in Tennessee, son of Chancy J. and Emma Maude Pence Tupper. He married the former Virginia Prater.

Tupper retired as an automobile salesman from Jim Pearl Auto Sales in Anna, Ill.

Survivors include his wife; a son, Chancy Tupper of Wilmington, Ill.; four daughters, Betty Williams of Bloomsdale, Mo., Vickie Johnson of Roxanna, Ill., Minnie Mormino of East Alton, Ill., Rhonda Jackson of Olive Branch, Ill.; a brother, Leslie Tupper of Hartford, Ill.; 23 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild.

He was preceded in death by a son, a daughter, two brothers, and two sisters.

Friends may call at Jones Funeral Home in Tamms, Ill., from 5-8 p.m. today.

Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. The Rev. Carl Fisher will officiate. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery at Thebes.