Mary Jane Orifice Tippett, 77, wife of Paul R. Tippett, passed away on Tuesday, October 7, 2008 at her home in Bluffton, SC.She was born in Reading, PA on September 1, 1931. She was the daughter of the late Salvatore and Anna Orifice. She moved from Towson, MD to Bluffton, SC in 2000.She was a homemaker; a member of the Church of The Palms United Methodist Church and an active member of Sons of Italy.She is survived by her husband, Paul R. Tippett of Bluffton, SC; three sons, David A. (Deborah) Rice Jr. of Brentwood, TN, Douglas M. (Mary Beth) Rice and Dennis B. (Mary Jane) Rice all of Brentwood, TN; three stepsons, David (Nadia) Tippett of Centennial, CO, Timothy (Diana) Tippett, LTC USAF RET of Fairfax, VA and Daniel D. (Kelly) Tippett of Towson, MD; two step daughters, Patricia S. (Jerry) Shafer of Fallston, MD and Janet J. Cichelli of New Market, MD; two sisters, Anne Vicidomini of Chesnut Ridge, NY and Helen Rosato of Ramrod Key, FL and twenty grandchildren.A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 am, Friday, October 17, 2008 at the Church of The Palms United Methodist Church, Okatie, SC.Sauls Funeral Home of Bluffton, SC is assisting the family with their arrangements. (www.saulsfh.com)