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[[Wayne Edward Lipe]] was born Sept. 29, 1917 in Witt, Montgomery, [[Illinois]], which was the site of the TW [[Witt Meeting Room, IL|Witt Meeting Room]] from 1914-1999. His parents were Glen Lipe (b. 1893 Irving, Montgomery, [[Illinois|IL]] - d. 1955 Montgomery Cy., IL) & Mira L. Compton Lipe (b. 1896 Witt, Montgomery, [[Illinois|IL]] - d. 1948 Montgomery Cy., [[Illinois|IL]]). From 1962-1965, Wayne lived in Alton, [[Illinois|IL]], a surburb of St. Louis, and he was regarded in fellowship with the TW brethren there, and may have been involved with an assembly, perhaps in his home, there, known as [[East Alton Meeting Room, IL|East Alton Meeting Room]].

Wayne's father, Glen, was the son of William Marshall Lipe (b. 1853 Irving, Montgomery, [[Illinois|IL]] - d. 1923 Montgomery Cy., [[Illinois|IL]]) & Mary Bell Page Lipe (b. 1860 [[Illinois|IL]] - d. 1901 Montgomery Cy., [[Illinois|IL]]).

In 1930, the family was living in Roundtree, Madison, [[Illinois]] where his father was self-employed as a grain farmer. By 1940, Wayne was residing in Granite City, Madison, [[Illinois]] where he was employed as a chauffeur. From Dec. 16, 1943 thru Dec. 24, 1944 he served in the U.S. Military. At some juncture, he worked for the [[Railroad|railroad]] where he eventually retired from.

His wife was Capitola Dean Neidhardt Lipe (b. 1918 Haileyville, Pittsburg, [[Oklahoma|OK]] - d. 1997 Alton, Montgomery, [[Illinois|IL]]), daughter of Arthur Mairon Neidhardt (b. 1895 [[Ohio|OH]] - d. 1970 Granite City, Madison, [[Illinois|IL]]) & Margaret A. Crowder Neidhardt (b. 1895 [[Oklahoma|OK]] - d. 1973 Granite City, Madison, [[Illinois|IL]]). Arthur was employed in 1920 in Haileyville as a [[Railroad|railroad]] car inspector.

In 1963, their son Jerry Leroy Lipe was married in East Alton.

Wayne died on May 3, 1975 in Bethalto, Madison, [[Illinois]], and his wife Capitola succeeded him in 1997 in Alton, [[Illinois]], and was buried in Bethalto.