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Submitted: 3/19/21 • Approved: 3/19/21 • Last Updated: 3/22/21 • R399298-G399297-S3
R. L. “Jake”
April 14, 1911-December 20, 1986
Inez
February 19, 1913-June 10, 1997
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Photo/information, courtesy of Edith Guynes Stanley
*Obituary for R. L.
R.L. "Jake" Phares, 75, of 19 Riverview in Borger died at 8:50 p.m., December 20, in Magic Plains Nursing Home in Borger.
A retired operator for Southwestern Public Service Company, he was a native of Amit, Louisiana, and a Borger resident for 45 years.
He was a member of the Fellowship Baptist Church, a retired operator for Southwestern Public Service Company.
He married Inez Smith, April 25, 1931 in Oakgrove, La.
He is survived by his wife, Inez of the home; three sons, Jerrell, Billy, and Gary Phares, all of Borger; one daughter, Glenda Henson of San Diego, Calif.; one brother, Clayton Phares of Santa Monica, Calif.; two sisters, Helen Reeves of Norwalk, Calif.; and Lois Williamson of Norwalk, Calif., eleven grandchildren, eleven great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Fellowship Baptist Church with Reverend Jimmy Seale, pastor, and Reverend Bob Henson, assisting, officiating.
Burial will be in Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of Alexander-Morton Funeral Directors.
Pallbearers will be the grandsons of Mr. Phares.
(Published in Borger News Herald, December 22, 1986)
*Obituary for Inez
Inez Phares, 84, of Borger, died Tuesday, June 10, 1997, in National City, Ca.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, June 17, 1997 at Fellowship Baptist Church with the Rev. Bob Henson and the Rev. Mike Smith, officiating.
Burial will be in Westlawn Cemetery under the direction of Brown Funeral Directors.
A native of Lincoln Parish, La., she had been a Borger resident for 45 years. She was a housewife and a former longtime member of Fellowship Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, R.L. "Jake" Phares in 1986, as well as four sisters and two grandchildren.
Survivors include three sons, Jerrell, Gary and Billy Phares all of Borger; one daughter Glenda Henson of Chula Vista, Calif.; two brothers, Ray Smith of Shreveport, La and Jack Smith of Las Vegas, Nev.; 11 grandchildren, 14 great grandchildren and one great-great grandchild.
(Published in Borger News Herald, Sunday, June 15, 1997)
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California, Death Index, 1940-1997
Name: Beulah Inez Phares
[Beulah Inez Smith]
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 19 Feb 1913
Birth Place: Louisiana
Death Date: 10 Jun 1997
Death Place: San Diego
Mother's Maiden Name: Ray
Father's Surname: Smith
U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Name: Inez Phares
Last Residence:
91950 National City, San Diego, California, USA
BORN: 19 Feb 1913
Died: 10 Jun 1997
U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name: Inez Smith Phares
[Inez Phares]
[Inez Smith Smith]
Gender: Female
Contributed on 3/19/21 by neldapat
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