Carroll County officers said today that Andrew Flippo, about 48, took his own life yesterday afternoon at his home near Carrolton on Highway 68.

Relatives of Mr. Flippo had called Carroll County sheriff Dwain Treat earlier in the day to have him picked up for admittance to a hospital.

Last night officers went to the house and found his body on the floor in a pool of blood. A .45 calibre pistol was found nearby. Officers said he had apparently been dead since about 2 p.m.

An autopsy was ordered by Carroll County coroner Dr. Poynter and the body was taken to Little Rock today.

Note: A date of 13-Nov-1958 was hand written at the top of this clipping.

Newt W. Flippo, 81, died of an aneurysm Friday at his Lewiston home.

He was born May 22, 1909, at Omaha, Ark., the son of Thomas and Nancy Huff Flippo.

He married Gladys Bates on April 5, 1932, at Omaha. They divorced in 1936.

He married Amelia W Vaughan on Dec. 1, 1942, at Carterville, MO. She died Jan. 16, 1989.

He worked in construction throughout the Southwest before entering the U.S. Army. While in the Army he was stationed at Portland, Ore., and Tacoma. He also served in the Philippines and in the South Pacific and was awarded a Bronze Star.

Upon his discharge, he moved to Potlatch, Idaho. He moved to Lewiston in 1949, where he resided until his death. He was employed as an explosives expert until retiring in 1958.

He enjoyed fishing, hunting, gardening and reading.

He is survived by a daughter, Flora Chapman of Salinas, Calif.; two stepdaughters, Gloria Eaton and Iris Snyder, both of Lewiston; a stepson, Bill Vaughan of Newport, Ore.; a brother, Coy Flippo of Dallas, Ore.; two grandchildren and 11 stepgrandchildren.

A graveside service is at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Normal Hill Cemetery at Lewiston, with the Rev. J. Stanley Lyman officiating.

Arrangements are by Malcom's Brower-Wann Memorial Chapel at Lewiston.

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