Michael Douglas Lipsey, 74 of Lakeland, Fla., passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, while visiting family in Bluffton. Michael was born on Feb. 3, 1949, in Pontiac, Mich., to James A. and Helen (Hamilton) Lipsey. He graduated from Waterford High School with the class of 1968 and attended Lipscomb University…