Individual Details

Lester W. Phillips

(29 May 1913 - 28 Apr 2007)

Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier, Waterloo, Iowa, Tuesday, May 1, 2007: Lime Springs - Lester W. Phillips, 93, of Lime Springs, died Saturday, April 28, at the Cresco Care Center, Cresco. He was born May 29, 1913, in Oregon, Ill. He married Velma Lou Hammond on June 25, 1951, in Albert Lea, Minn. Mr. Phillips farmed by Bonair for a number of years, then moved to Lime Springs in 1969 and worked for Larry Tank, John Deere, and Peters Produce. Survivors include: his wife; a daughter, Rose (Bob) Schuldt of Ida Grove; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by: a sister and a brother. Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at United Methodist Church, with burial in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, both in Lime Springs. Public visitation from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Lindstrom Funeral Home, Cresco, and for an hour before services Wednesday at the church.

Events

Birth29 May 1913Oregon, Cass Co., Illinois
Marriage25 Jun 1951Albert Lea, Freeborn Co., Minnesota - Velma Lou Hammond
Death28 Apr 2007Cresco, Howard Co., Iowa
Alt nameLester Phillips
BurialPleasant Hill Cemetery, Lime Springs, Howard Co., Iowa

Families

SpouseVelma Lou Hammond (1928 - 2010)

Endnotes

1. Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2006), Database online..

2. Ancestry.com.

3. Minnesota Official Marriage System (MOMS) (n.p: www.moms.mn.gov, n.d).

4. Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2006), Database online..

5. Obituary of Lester W. Phillips, Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier, May 1, 2007.

6. Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2006), Database online..

7. Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2006), Database online..

8. Obituary of Lester W. Phillips, Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier, May 1, 2007.