In Memory Of
William Joe Phillips
William Joe Phillips
William Joe "Bill" Phillips, 81, passed away Thursday, August 7, 2008.
He was born July 27, 1927 in Fairview, Kansas, the son of Elery Joe and Thelma Leona (Broderick) Phillips. He was a 1945 graduate of Honey Creek Union High School, Honey Creek, NE. He attained the rank of Corporal after 18 months of service in the U.S. Army and the rank of Senior Master Sergeant during 20 years of service in the U.S. Air Force, retiring in 1968. He was employed as an electrical machinist for Brackett Inc., Topeka until March of 2008.
Bill married Ramona Ilene Lanning on April 18, 1953 in Olathe, Kansas. She survives. Other survivors include his children, Daniel Wayne Phillips (Stephanie), Bellevue, NE, Pamela Diane Lewis (Don), Weedville, PA, and Jonie Jo Tackett (Robert), Huntsville, AL; four sisters, Lovella Wondola Graber, Dania Beach, FL, Mary Katherine Holden, Hiawatha, KS, Betty Lou Kellenberger, Sabetha, KS, Ethel Delores Gilbert, Topeka, KS; a brother, Richard Lawrence Phillips, Sabetha, KS; six grandchildren, Jennifer, Kimberly, Angela, and Joey Lewis, Carly and Nicholas Phillips.
Funeral services will be at 1 p.m., Tuesday, August 12, 2008 at the Penwell-Gabel Mid-Town Chapel in Topeka. Mr. Phillips will lie in state after 3 p.m., Monday, August 11, 2008 at the funeral home where the family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Interment with military honors conducted by the United States Air Force will be at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Topeka. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society,1315 SW Arrowhead Rd., Topeka, KS 66604 or to American Lung Association, 4300 Drury Lane, Topeka, KS 66604
He was born July 27, 1927 in Fairview, Kansas, the son of Elery Joe and Thelma Leona (Broderick) Phillips. He was a 1945 graduate of Honey Creek Union High School, Honey Creek, NE. He attained the rank of Corporal after 18 months of service in the U.S. Army and the rank of Senior Master Sergeant during 20 years of service in the U.S. Air Force, retiring in 1968. He was employed as an electrical machinist for Brackett Inc., Topeka until March of 2008.
Bill married Ramona Ilene Lanning on April 18, 1953 in Olathe, Kansas. She survives. Other survivors include his children, Daniel Wayne Phillips (Stephanie), Bellevue, NE, Pamela Diane Lewis (Don), Weedville, PA, and Jonie Jo Tackett (Robert), Huntsville, AL; four sisters, Lovella Wondola Graber, Dania Beach, FL, Mary Katherine Holden, Hiawatha, KS, Betty Lou Kellenberger, Sabetha, KS, Ethel Delores Gilbert, Topeka, KS; a brother, Richard Lawrence Phillips, Sabetha, KS; six grandchildren, Jennifer, Kimberly, Angela, and Joey Lewis, Carly and Nicholas Phillips.
Funeral services will be at 1 p.m., Tuesday, August 12, 2008 at the Penwell-Gabel Mid-Town Chapel in Topeka. Mr. Phillips will lie in state after 3 p.m., Monday, August 11, 2008 at the funeral home where the family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Interment with military honors conducted by the United States Air Force will be at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Topeka. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society,1315 SW Arrowhead Rd., Topeka, KS 66604 or to American Lung Association, 4300 Drury Lane, Topeka, KS 66604
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Service Schedule
Past Services
Visitation
Monday, August 11, 2008
6:00 - 8:00 pm (Central time)
Penwell-Gabel - Mid-Town Chapel
Service
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Starts at 1:00 pm (Central time)
Penwell-Gabel - Mid-Town Chapel
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