Knipe, Edith C. Edith "Tita" Counter Knipe 96, mother, sister, daughter, gardener, pioneer, reader, teacher, linguist, activist, stylist, pianist, conversationalist, guardian and friend. Born in Tucson, she lost her father James when she was three. Her mother was Eleanor; her sister, Genevieve; her stepfather, Harry Sellers. Tita married Frederic Orlando Knipe, Jr., a local builder who died in 1969. She earned an English degree at the University of Arizona and raised five children who survive her, Peter, Fred, Mary, Nina and David. Her nine grandchildren and six great-grandchildren brought immense joy to her extraordinary life. Tita was kind, intelligent and magnetic. She will be sorely missed, but for all who knew her, the memory of her beauty and magnificence will always be vivid. Edith C. Knipe will be interred at a brief ceremony next Tuesday, October 11, 2011, at Holy Hope Cemetery, 3555 North Oracle Road at 4:00 p.m. All friends and admirers are welcome. Condolences may be made by visiting www.angelvalleyfuneralhome.com. Arrangements by ANGEL VALLEY FUNERAL HOME. Arizona Daily Star on 10/9/2011