Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Phelps, Nellie Jean "Mickey" (Williams) 2007
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Portland Review, 20 May 2007

Nellie Jean “Mickey” Phelps, 80, of Portland, formerly of Lansing and Six Lakes,
loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and dear friend to so many left this
world on May 15, 2007 with her children by her side to be with her Lord and her
husband Bill Phelps who passed away on May 21, 2006.

Mickey was born in Pittsburgh, Penn. in 1927 to Nellie and Thomas Williams.  She is
the last member of her family and the only one to make it to 80 years of age.  She
married Bill Phelps in 1950.  Mickey retired from Banner Linen in Lansing in 1986
when she and husband Bill moved to Six Lakes, enjoying retirement on Lake Montcalm
until moving to Portland in 2002.  She enjoyed going to local senior center to play
euchre twice a week and loved the Detroit Tigers and banana splits.

She was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church while living in Lansing and Entrican
Bible Church while living in Six Lakes.

She is preceded in death by her loving husband, Bill Phelps; parents Nellie Gilbert
and Thomas Williams, sibling, Buddy Williams, Tommy Williams and Audrey Shippey;
step-father, Tom Gilbert; sister-in-law, Edna Sue Phelps.

She is survived by children, Art (Jo) Phelps of Portland, Gary (Sue) Phelps of
Mason, and Scott Phelps of Portland; grandchildren, Matt Phelps of Castaic, Calif.,
Adam and Emma Phelps of Portland, BradLee and Michael Phelps of Mason;
brothers-in-law, Jack Shippey of Higgins Lake, Ted Phelps of Gleason, Tenn., and
Jack (Rubye) Phelps of Gleason, Tenn.; and many nieces and nephews.

Funeral services were held May 18, at the Immanuel Baptist church, Lansing; with
Pastor Royce Allen and brother Ray Wolfe officiating.  Interment followed at
Eastlawn Memorial Gardens, Okemos.  Arrangements were entrusted to the
Schrauben-Lehman Funeral Home, Portland.  In lieu of flowers, donations can be made
to Gideon Bible Ministries in Mickey’s memory.


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