Alice L. George

October 19, 1922 - June 3, 2018

Alice L. George, 95, of Benton Harbor died Sunday, June 3, 2018 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Services celebrating her life will be held at 1 PM on Thursday, June 7, 2018 at the Fairplain Chapel of Florin Funeral Service in Benton Township. Burial will follow in North Shore Memory Gardens. The visitation will begin at Noon on Thursday at the Fairplain Chapel. Memorial contributions may be made to Lakeland’s Caring Circle Hospice. Please share memories, messages or photos at www.florin.net. Alice was born on Oct 19, 1922 in Boynton, AR to Andrew and Mary Tippy. She married her husband, Carl George, on Dec 7, 1942 in Dyess, AR and he preceded her in death on Sept 9, 2014. Together they celebrated 71 years of marriage. Alice was a homemaker all of her life, but was employed as an assembler at V-M Corp for more than 20 years. She was a longtime member of the Apostolic Tabernacle. In her earlier years she and her husband helped build the Church of Jesus Christ in Benton Township. Alice also enjoyed sewing and quilt making which she shared with her daughters and her granddaughters. She was a wonderful loving wife and mother to her family. Alice’s family includes her daughters, JoAnn (David) Clay of Bridgman, Elaine (Eric) Schaefer of Lehigh Acres, FL, and Sandy Rogers of Clinton, NC; her 4 granddaughters, Kelly (Ed) Buck, Nicole Clay, Heather (Eric) Turlington and Stephanie (Andrew) Jordan; her 8 great-grandchildren and her brother, Leroy (Joann) Tippy of Wilson AR. She was also preceded in death by her 10 brothers and her great granddaughter, Brooklyn Marie Jordan.