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- [S99] Farrar Funeral Home, (http://www.farrarfuneralhome.com).
Thomas "Tom" Sheets obituary
- [S112] Census, 1940.
Name Harry C Phipps
Titles and Terms Jr
Event Type Census
Event Date 1940
Event Place Civil District 7, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States
Gender Male
Age 8
Marital Status Single
Race (Original) Negro
Race Negro
Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Son
Relationship to Head of Household Son
Birth Year (Estimated) 1932
HOUSEHOLD
ROLE
GENDER
AGE
BIRTHPLACE
Harry C Phipps Head M 44 Tennessee
Annie K Phipps Wife F 32 Tennessee
Neomi C Phipps Daughter F 17 Tennessee
Ula M Phipps Daughter F 16 Tennessee
Betty S Phipps Daughter F 10
Harry C Phipps Son M 8
- [S99] Farrar Funeral Home, (http://www.farrarfuneralhome.com), 31 Oct 2015.
May 25, 1931 - October 31, 2015
HARRY CHRISTOPHER PHIPPS, JR., (better known as Scrap Iron and Junior) age 84, of Jefferson City, TN passed away on Saturday morning, October 31, 2015 at Life Care Center of Jefferson City. He served three years in the U. S. Army, stationed in Japan. Following his service, he was a driver for Biddle’s Junk Yard. Following a stroke in December of 1961, he was blessed to manage farmland to provide for his family. Harry was a faithful member of Young’s Memorial AME Zion Church in new Market, TN, where he served the Trustee Board, Superintendent of the Sunday School Board, Lay Council, senior Choir, Men’s Chorus, and Men’s Booster Club. He was also a volunteer at area hospitals and nursing homes. Harry was preceded in death by his parents, Harry Phipps, Sr. and Annie K. (Bryant) Phipps; sisters, Naomia (Phipps) Moore and Eula Mae (Phipps) Stokes; brother, Charles Bryant; along with three grandchildren. Harry is survived by his wife of 64 years, Mary (Sheets) Phipps; daughter, Mary Ann (Tommy) Thomas of Knoxville; sons, Alex (Connie) Phipps, Sr., and Darwin “Kenny” Phipps, both of New Market, TN; a host of grandchildren and great-grandchildren; sisters, Betty Ledford and Thelma Brown; sisters-in-law, Susan Smith, Barbara Sheets, Gladys (George) Clay; and brother-in-law, James (Elaine) Sheets. A home going celebration will be held on Thursday, November 5, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. at Farrar Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 12:00 noon until 1:00 p.m. prior to the service. Entombment service will follow the funeral at Jefferson Memorial Gardens.
ARRANGEMENTS BY FARRAR FUNERAL HOME IN JEFFERSON CITY, TN
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- [S58] Marriage Certificate.
Name Harry Phipps
Event Type Marriage
Event Date 22 Nov 1930
Event Place Jefferson, Tennessee, United States
Gender Male
Age 34
Birth Year (Estimated) 1896
Spouse's Name Anna Bryant
Spouse's Gender Female
Spouse's Age 23
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1907
"Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1961-30174-5251-17?cc=1619127 : accessed 3 November 2015), 005728887 > image 37 of 720; county courthouses, Tennessee.
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