- Date Of Birth: June 28, 1933
- Date Of Death: July 2, 2020
- State: Indiana
Ernest Delph Jr., age 87, of Tipton, passed away on Thursday, July 2, 2020 at IU Health Methodist in Indianapolis. Ernest was born in Tipton, IN on June 28, 1933 to his parents, Ernest Chandler “Satchel” and Cercella Mae “Toots” (Phifer) Delph.
Ernest was a graduate of Tipton High School, class of 1951. He was a very hard-working man that started working at the age of 14. He worked at the golf course where his lifelong love of golf started. Soon after High School he joined the US Air Force and proudly served 4 years as an A & E mechanic and a jet engine mechanic.
Ernest worked for First National Bank in Kokomo, Nickel Plate Railroad, and Chrysler where he retired in 1997.
He was an avid golfer. He was immensely proud of the accomplishment of winning the Tipton City Golf Tournament; he displayed his trophy for all to see. Ernest was an avid reader; among his favorite types of books were non-fiction, sports, and history. He was a history buff with many books and DVD’s from all historical eras. He was a huge sports fan, but no one topped IU in his book! He loved to go to the Tipton High School Basketball games to support the team.
Ernest was a simple man that understood the important things in life. He was a good-hearted man that will be missed by all those whose lives he touched.
Those left to carry on Ernest’s legacy of love his Sister Betty (Will) Atchley; Niece Amy (Rex) Cole; Great-Nieces Tasha (Wesley) DeWitt and Shayna Cole; and a Great-Great- Niece on the way.
