Cleva Jean Lois Tipton. Cleva Jean Lois Tipton, a longtime resident of Henryetta passed away Tuesday, August 9th, 2016 in Henryetta at the age of 86. She was born July 17, 1930 in Boynton, Oklahoma to Clifford Sterling Tennison & Mittie Lois (Justus) Tennison. She married William Ray Tipton June 18, 1948.
Serrati, Serratia-a genus of anaerobic bacteria that contain gram-negative rods. Serratia marcescens-a species found in water, soil, milk, foods, and insects; significant cause of hospital-acquired infection.
Bizio named Serratia in honor of an Italian physicist named Serrati, who invented the steamboat, and Bizio chose marcescens (from the Latin word for decaying) because the bloody pigment was found to deteriorate quickly.