Howard Wayne Tippee, retired chemical engineer and longtime Sunday school teacher in Presbyterian and Disciples of Christ churches, died Dec. 23, 2006, in Kansas City, Kan. He was 84.

Born in Des Moines, Iowa, on Dec. 10, 1922, Mr. Tippee graduated from Iowa State University and served as an Army Air Corps flight engineer during World War II. He spent his professional career as an engineer and manager with Monsanto, mostly in St. Louis with a brief period in Boston in the 1950s. He retired in 1982.

A Presbyterian elder, Mr. Tippee taught adult Sunday school classes in churches in Crestwood, Blue Eye, and Clinton, Mo. He and his beloved widow Mary Ellen had moved to Kansas City shortly before his death.

In addition to the widow, Mr. Tippee is survived by three loving children and seven grandchildren. A daughter, Nancy Ornce, lives in Kansas City, Kan., with her sons, Christopher, Connor, and Kyle. Mr. Tippee's elder son, Bob Tippee, lives in Houston, Tex., with his wife Dawn and daughters, Elizabeth and Jessica. The younger son, John Tippee, lives in St. Louis with his wife Bonnie and a son, Jake, and daughter, Jackie. Another grandson, David John Tippee, son of Bob and Dawn, died at birth in 1984.

A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Dec. 28 at The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Clinton, Mo. under the direction of Vansant-Mills Funeral Home of Clinton. Condolences may be left online at www.vansant-millsfuneralhome.com. Family suggests contributions to the Clinton Christian Church or the American Heart Association and may be sent to Vansant-Mills Funeral Home, 314 West Jefferson, Clinton, Missouri 64735.