Individual Details

Walter Edward Phelps, 93, was born to George and Hattie Jones Phelps on a farm near Glenwood, Iowa, January 1, 1914. After a long and lingering illness he passed away December 11, 2007 at the Samaritan Village in Prescott, AZ.
Walter attended Little Brick Country School through the 8th grade and graduated in 1931 from Glenwood High School.
Being a lifelong farmer, he married Ruth Geneva Sell in 1935. The couple continued farming SE of Glenwood until they retired and moved to Prescott, AZ in 1979. The couple celebrated 72 years of marriage on February 20, 2007.
While living in Glenwood, he was an active member of the Grace United Methodist Church and sang in the church choir. After moving to AZ, he joined the United Methodist Church in Prescott. While in Glenwood he served on the Glen Haven Nursing Home board and was actively involved with the District School Board for the country school system. He was later involved when the districts consolidated. Walter was a member of the Farm Bureau board and also served on the Mills County ASCS board.
Walter loved flying and obtained his private pilots license in 1964 at 50 years of age. He owned his own plane and flew many trips, some with the "Flying Farmers" organization as well as many private trips over much of the United States, Mexico and Canada. Walter loved to travel and explore new areas. He truly enjoyed his retirement years in Arizona.
He was an active member of the Barbershop Chorus in Prescott and belonged to a quartet that sang for different functions. Walter had strong baritone voice and also sang with the church group "The Joyful Noise".
He is survived by his wife Geneva; 2 daughters, Judy DeLashmutt and husband Tom of Glenwood, IA; Jane DeLashmutt of Prescott, AZ; 5 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren.

WILLIAMS REUNION
Glenwood Opinion Tribune
Friday, July 20, 1979
Approximately 120 descendants of Jim and Kitty Williams met in reunion this past weekend at the Glenwood Lake Park. Ruth Sell and Esther Keith, both of Glenwood and Ross Williams of Ozark, Mo. and John Williams of Ava, Mo. children of the late Jim and Kitty Williams were in attendance.
In addition to the many attending from the local area of Glenwood, Malvern, Mineola, Tabor, Silver City and Omaha, those coming from a distance were John and Gertie Williams, Roger, Zora and Ryan Williams, Ava, Mo.; Ross and Mollie Williams, Ozark, Mo.; Ross and Joan Williams and family, Frieda and Phil Williams, Joplin, Mo.; Ercell Sell, Salt Lake City, Utah; Walter and Geneva Phelps, Prescott, Ariz. and Gene, Dorothy and Ed Kennedy of Dubuque, Richard and Fran Keith and family of Sioux City.

Birth	1 Jan 1914	Glenwood, Mills County, Iowa
Census (family)-shared	12 Jan 1920	(George Alfred Phelps and Hattie Estella Jones) Center, Mills County, Iowa
Census (family)-shared	3 Apr 1930	(George Alfred Phelps and Hattie Estella Jones) Center, Mills County, Iowa
Marriage	20 Feb 1935	Ruth Geneva Sell
Census (family)	19 Apr 1940	Center, Mills County, Iowa - Ruth Geneva Sell
Residence	1 Jun 2004	Prescott, Yavapai County, Arizona
Death	11 Dec 2007	Prescott, Yavapai County, Arizona

Spouse	Ruth Geneva Sell (1915 - 2012)
Child	Living
Child	Living

Father	George Alfred Phelps (1869 - 1956)
Mother	Hattie Estella Jones (1888 - 1971)

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