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Submitted: 4/11/21 • Approved: 7/30/21 • Last Updated: 8/2/21 • R407822-G407822-S3
July 22, 1872, Georgia - June 27, 1950, Maysfield, Milam County, Texas
*Obituary
MRS. MARY PHIPPS BURIED LITTLE RIVER
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Phipps, 77, died at 8 p. m. Wednesday June 28 at the family residence at Maysfield.
Mrs. Phipps was a native of Georgia born July 22, 1871 and had been a resident of Milam County for 26 years. She had made her home in this county since the family settled here and during most of this time has lived in the Maysfield community. She had been ill for a long period of time and during the past few weeks her condition became more critical.
Funeral services were to be held at 4 p. m. Thursday June 29 from the Little River Baptist Church by Rev. Bennett Scott, pastor of the Maysfield Methodist Church, assisted by Rev. Stanley Ray, pastor of the Little River Baptist Church. Interment was made in Little River cemetery with Green Funeral Home directing the arrangements. She was a life long member of the Methodist Church.
Survivors are as follows: five sons; Richard Phipps, William Phipps, Floyd Phipps, Clap Phipps and J. B. Phipps all of Cameron. Four daughters; Mrs. Roy Weems, Mrs. Milton Weems, Mrs. Bill Thweatt of Cameron and Mrs. Jessie Newton of Velasco. Two sisters;Mrs. Georgia Cotton of Sterling City, Texas and Mrs. Fanny Smith of Graham, Texas.
The body will remain at the family residence until the funeral hour.
The Cameron Herald(Cameron, Texas), 06 Jul 1950, Thu, Page 6
Family Members
Parents
Richard M. Morris
1834-1928
Caroline A. Mays Morris
1839-1928
Spouse
William Clay Phipps
1859-1918 (m. 1889)
Siblings
Floyd Richard Morris
1865-1938
Fanny Elam Morris Smith
1866-1953
Children
Richard Tivas Phipps 1890-1979
William Marvin Phipps
1892-1971
Floyd Lafayette Phipps
1894-1969
Etta Euphalia Phipps Weems
1895-1969
Bertha Mae Phipps Weems
1897-1960
Carl Edward Phipps
1899-1939
Edith Ola Phipps Newton
1901-1964
Henry Clay Phipps
1903-1966
Leila Thomas Phipps Thweatt
1906-1981
J. B. Phipps
1908-1981
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Contributed on 4/11/21 by lynst.peters62
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