Obit of Phillipy, Billy R. - Delaware County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Gene Phillips 10 Sep 2006 Return to Delaware County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/delaware/delaware.html ========================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ========================================================================== ::Oakwood Cemetery--Parsons KS The Grove Sun Daily BILLY R. PHILLIPY 1922-2005 GROVE, Okla. - Billy R. Phillipy, 82, died Monday, February 21, 2005 at the Grove Nursing Center after a lengthy illness. Billy was born on October 22, 1922 in Parsons, Kan. to J. Ernest and Sarah Alice (Wilson) Phillipy. He graduated from the Parsons Junior College and later received a degree in accounting from the University of Buffalo. Mr. Phillipy served in the United States Air Force during World War II and the United States Army during the Korean War. He was united in marriage to Norma Westervelt on October 19, 1949 in Parsons, Kan. and she was preceded him in death on September 18, 2003. He worked for National Gypsum Co. for 35 years before retiring in 1986 and moving to Grove. Mr. Phillipy was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Grove. Survivors include: one brother, Wayne Phillipy of Edmond, Okla. and numerous nieces and nephews. Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Foundation or First United Methodist Church Building Fund. Graveside services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, February 26, 2005 at Oakwood Cemetery in Parsons, Kan. with Dr. Wayne Shaw officiating. Services are entrusted to Ellis Family Funeral Home, 107 S. Broadway, Grove, Okla. 74344, 918-786-5172. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Delaware County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/delaware/delaware.html