Donna Hayes Tipton

November 29, 1953 – September 3, 2024

Donna Hayes Tipton, age 70, of Cocoa, Florida passed away on September 3, 2024 at home surrounded by her loving family. Donna graduated from Great Bridge High School in Chesapeake, Virginia in 1972. She had a love for fishing, orchids, music, and watching the Tampa Bay Rays and Jeopardy, and was very devoted to her family. Donna spent the majority of her adult life in Cocoa, Florida where she was beloved wife to Charles Elbert Tipton with whom she spent more than 32 years of marriage. She was a loving and nurturing mother to Ashley Hayes, Jr., and caring stepmother to Desiree Tipton Mayfield, both of Brevard County, Florida.

Her family was the center of her world. She is survived by her sisters Linda Labrie and Debi Smith; brother, Jeff Brown and grandson, Cameron Moses as well as her loving aunts and uncles and nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her beloved sister - Paula Brown, Father - Paul Brown and Mother - Ann Brown. Internment services will be held on September 20, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. at Brevard Memorial Park, 320 Spring Street, Cocoa, FL 32927 followed by a Celebration of Life Luncheon at Kay's Real Pit BBQ located at 1552 W. King Street, Cocoa, FL 32926 at 12:00 p.m.