Individual Details
Ruth Geneva Sell
(27 Mar 1915 - 27 Dec 2012)
Geneva married Walter Phelps on Feb. 20, 1935 & resided on a farm southeast of Glenwood. They retired & moved to Prescott, AZ in 1979. Geneva was an active homemaker involved in her community & church. Geneva & Walter enjoyed traveling together. She also did crafts, sewing projects & numerous other hobbies throughout her life. Walter preceded Geneva in death in 2007. They had shared a long & wonderful 72 years together.
Also preceding Geneva in death were her parents, sister, Maxine Roenfeldt & husband Bernard, brothers; Ercell Sell & wife Deltha, Dale Sell & wife Delores, Duane Sell & wife Ruth, Vern Sell & sister-in-law, Betty Sell. Survivors include two daughters, Jane DeLashmutt of Prescott, AZ; Judy & husband Tom DeLashmutt of Geddes, SD; 5 grandchildren, 5 great-grandchildren, 2 brothers; Ed Sell of Malvern, IA; Floyd Sell & wife Mary of Omaha, NE; sister-in-law, Helen Sell of Tabor, IA; numerous nieces, nephews, extended relatives and many friends.
A Celebration of Life will be held at the Hillsdale United Methodist Church in rural Glenwood at a later date for both Walter & Geneva Phelps.
Memorials may be made to the Hillsdale United Methodist Church.
Events
| Birth | 27 Mar 1915 | Silver City, Mills County, Iowa |  | ||
| Census (family)-shared | 7 Jan 1920 | (Lowell I. Sell and Ruth Mae Williams) Ingraham, Mills County, Iowa |  | | |
| Census (family)-shared | 7 Apr 1930 | (Lowell I. Sell and Ruth Mae Williams) Center, Mills County, Iowa | | | |
| Marriage | 20 Feb 1935 | Walter Edward Phelps | |||
| Census (family) | 19 Apr 1940 | Center, Mills County, Iowa - Walter Edward Phelps | | | |
| Death | 27 Dec 2012 | Prescott, Yavapai County, Arizona | | ||
| Obituary | 15 Jan 2013 | Glenwood, Mills County, Iowa | | |
Families
| Spouse | Walter Edward Phelps (1914 - 2007) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Father | Lowell I. Sell (1889 - 1941) |
| Mother | Ruth Mae Williams (1893 - 1984) |
| Sibling | Ercell Lowell Sell (1913 - 1991) |
| Sibling | Dale Dwight Sell (1917 - 2007) |
| Sibling | Elna Maxine Sell (1919 - 2005) |
| Sibling | James Vern Sell (1922 - 2010) |
| Sibling | Duane Nelson Sell (1924 - 2009) |
| Sibling | Gail Edward Sell (1926 - 2017) |
| Sibling | Living |
Notes
Census (family)-shared
Low I SellHead M 30 Missouri - FarmerRuth Sell Wife F 26 Missouri
Ercel SellSonM6Iowa
Gneiva SellDaughterF4Iowa
Dale SellSonM2Iowa
Maxine SellDaughterF0Iowa
Census (family)-shared
Lowell I Sell Head M 40 Missouri - FarmerRuth M Sell Wife F 36 Missouri
Ercell L SellSonM17Iowa
Ruth G SellDaughterF15Iowa
Dale D SellSonM13Iowa
Maxine E SellDaughterF11Iowa
James V SellSonM7Iowa
Dwaine N SellSonM5Iowa
Gail E SellSonM3Iowa
Floyd D SellSonM0Iowa
Census (family)
Walter E Phelps Head M 26 Iowa - FarmerGeneva Phelps Wife F 25 Iowa
Judith Phelps Daughter F 0 Iowa
Obituary
Ruth Geneva Phelps_ Sell PhelpsEvent TypeObituary
Event Date15 Jan 2013
Event PlaceGlenwood, Iowa, United States
Residence PlaceGlenwood, Iowa
GenderFemale
Age97
OccupationHomemaker
Birth Date27 Mar 1915
BirthplaceSilver City
Death Date27 Dec 2012
Death PlacePrescott, Arizona
NewspaperOpinion-Tribune
Spouse and Children
Jane DelashmuttDaughterFemale
Parents and Siblings
Lowell SellFatherMale
Ruth SellMotherFemale
Maxine RoenfeldtSisterFemale
Ercell SellBrotherMale
Dale SellBrotherMale
Vern SellBrotherMale
Ed SellBrotherMale
Floyd SellBrotherMale
Duane SellBrotherMale
Others on Record
Walter PhelpsUnknownMale
Bernard RoenfeldtBrotherInLawMale
Deltha SellSisterInLawFemale
Delores SellSisterInLawFemale
Ruth SellSisterInLawFemale
Betty SellSisterInLawFemale
Judy DelashmuttSisterInLawFemale
Tom DelashmuttUnknownMale
Helen SellSisterInLawFemale
Mary SellSisterInLawFemale
Endnotes
1. "Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935," database, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XVFH-DZZ : 20 May 2016), Geneva Sell, 27 Mar 1915; citing Silver City, Mills, Iowa, United States; county district courts, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,503,207..
2. "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M81G-PD8 : accessed 14 January 2018), Low I Sell, Ingraham, Mills, Iowa, United States; citing ED 102, sheet 6B, line 51, family 127, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 502; FHL microfilm 1,820,502..
3. "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMV7-L44 : accessed 15 January 2018), Lowell I Sell, Center, Mills, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 3, sheet 3A, line 15, family 53, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 669; FHL microfilm 2,340,404..
4. "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMYB-KN1 : accessed 15 January 2018), Geneva Phelps in household of Walter E Phelps, Center Township, Mills, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 65-3, sheet 7A, line 19, family 131, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1183..
5. "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXZD-QYW : 20 May 2014), R Geneva Phelps, 27 Dec 2012; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing)..
6. "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKLG-WQ5Q : accessed 15 January 2018), Ruth Geneva Phelps_ Sell Phelps, Glenwood, Iowa, United States, 15 Jan 2013; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com(http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Opinion-Tribune, born-digital text..