OBIT: Bradford W. PHOENIX, 2004, Sinking Valley, Blair County, PA

Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by DKW

Copyright 2007.  All rights reserved.
http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm
http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/blair/
_______________________________________________ 

BRADFORD W. PHOENIX

  Bradford W. Phoenix, 69, of Sinking Valley, RD 3, Altoona, died 
Sunday, January 4, 2004, at 4:16 p.m. at Tyrone Hospital.
  He was born April 29, 1934, in Holyoke, Mass., a son of Henry G. and 
Lillian O. (Spencer) Phoenix. On May 2, 1964, in Holyoke, he married 
Frances V. Saylor.
  Surviving are his wife, a daughter Lee Ann Patterson and husband 
Christopher, of Stormstown, three beautiful grandchildren, Ashley 
Phoenix, Conner Patterson, and Samantha Patterson, all of Stormstown, 
and a brother, Henry of Ravenna, Ohio. He was preceded in death by a 
son Robert, on July 7, 2003, and a brother, Fred.
  Mr. Phoenix owned H. M. Spencer, Inc., in Holyoke, Mass., until his 
retirement in 1993. He was the third generation in the company which 
manufactured cylinders used in the paper mills that produced water-
marked paper.
  He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean Conflict serving as a 
sergeant from 1958 to 1963. He was a member of the Sinking Valley 
Country Club. After his retirement he moved to Sinking Valley enjoying 
gardening, golfing, reading and spending time with his family.
  Funeral services will be held Wednesday, January 7, 2004, at 11 a.m. 
at the Feller Memorial Home with Rev. Norman E. Huff officiating. 
Burial will be at Logan Valley Cemetery. Friends will be received at 
the funeral home today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and on Wednesday 
from 10 a.m. until the time of service.
  Memorial gifts may be made to the American Lung Association, 61 
Broadway, New York, New York 10006 or to the Home Nursing Agency, 201 
Chestnut Ave., Altoona, PA 16601. 

Tyrone Daily Herald, January 6, 2004