“Mitchell Tippett, age 32, grandson of longtime Welch College employees, Bert (deceased) and Dianne Tippett, passed away yesterday, January 19, in Wilson, North Carolina, after an extended battle with colon cancer. Mitchell was a Welch alumnus and played for the Flames basketball team. Please be in prayer for Mrs. Dianne Tippett and his parents, Brian and Kimberly Tippett.”