Rash's Surname Index
Notes for McGhee Tyson GILPIN
McGhee Tyson Gilpin, 80, of Lakeville Farm, Boyce, died Sunday, May 7, 2000, in Winchester Medical Center.
Mr. Gilpin was born Sept. 26, 1919, on Kentmere Farm in Boyce, the son of Kenneth Newcomer and Isabella Tyson Gilpin.
He was a longtime breeder and owner of race horses. Since 1952, he was president of Stallions Service Bureau Inc. and sales agent for Stallion Syndications.
He was vice president and director of Coal Creek Mining and Manufacturing Co. in Knoxville.
From 1946 to 1947, he was with New York City Pell Ltd. and Burwell /Allen Import/Export. He was president of Fasig Tipton Co. from 1947 to 1952.
He was a 1933 graduate of Shenandoah Valley Military Academy and a 1938 graduate of St. Paul’s School in Concord, N.H. He earned a B.A. degree from Princeton University in 1942.
He was a captain in the Army during World War II and served in Military Intelligence. He was awarded the Purple Heart and French Croix de Guerre.
He was a member of the Jockey Club. He was past president and current director of Virginia Thoroughbred Association, president of the Virginia Horseman’s Benevolent & Protective Association, and director of HBPA of Maryland and West Virginia.
He was chairman of Historic Long Branch.
He married Hortencia Mesa on Nov. 5, 1977, in Millwood.
His first wife, Catharine Mellick Gilpin, died Dec. 24, 1966.
Surviving with his wife are a daughter, Drew Gilpin Faust of Merion Station, Pa.; three sons, M. Tyson Gilpin Jr. of Winchester, Donald N. Gilpin of Lambertville, N.J., and Lawrence M. Gilpin of St. Helena, Calif.; two stepsons, William Heard of Derwood, Md., and Joaquin Heard of Boyce; a sister, Bettie Gilpin Petith of Rome, Italy; and six grandchildren.
A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Christ Church, Cunningham Chapel Parish, Millwood, with the Rev. Peter Gustin officiating. Burial will be in Old Chapel Cemetery, Millwood.
Pallbearers will be his daughter, Drew Gilpin Faust, his sons, M. Tyson Gilpin Jr., Donald N. Gilpin, and Lawrence M. Gilpin, his stepsons, William Heard and Joaquin Heard, and his newphews, Kenneth N. Gilpin III, John M. Gilpin, and Thomas T. Gilpin.
Memorials may be made to Christ Church, Cunningham Chapel Parish, P.O. Box 153, Millwood 22646, or to Historic Long Branch, P.O. Box 241, Millwood, or to a favorite charity.
Enders & Shirley Funeral Home, Berryville, is handling arrangements.
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