Obituary -- ©The Texas Spur, May 30, 1946
Final Rites Held For J. F. Phifer Last Sunday
Final rites were held Sunday May 26 at 3 p.m. for John Forrest Phifer, 70, at the Methodist church in McAdoo.
Mr. Phifer died May 25 after an illness of only a few weeks. He was born in Limestone county, Texas, April 22, 1876. He was married to Katie Day, July 16, 1899 in Limestone county, moving to Dickens county in 1920.
Mr. Phifer was converted in 1899 and affiliated with the Methodist church.
Rev. H. F. Dunn, pastor of the Methodist church in McAdoo, officiated, assisted by Bro. McLeod and Rev. R. L. Jamison.
Flower bearers were Billie Nickels, Betty Fox, Bobby Fox, Jeane Potts, Dorothy Pullen and Phoebe Clark.
Active pallbearers were Doc Cooper, Pete Barton, Raymond Harris, Earl VanMeter, Jr., Harold Hardy and O. V. Williams.
Honorary pallbearers were Robert Nickels, John Powers, Charles McLaughlin, Gene Bass, W. C. Hunsucker and Wiley Wooten.
Survivors are four sons, Emmett Phifer, Willie Phifer of McAdoo, Lon Phifer of Spur, and Lelsie Phifer of Temple City, Calif. Four daughters, Mrs. Ben Eldridge, Mrs. Loyd Dena, McAdoo, Mrs. Frank Macon, Levelland, Mrs. C. C. Wooldridge, Roswell, New Mexico. Two sisters, Mrs. Eva Caddell of Levelland, Mrs. T. J. Caldwell of Frankston., Texas, 13 grandchildren and one great-grandchild, survive.
Interment was in the McAdoo cemetery with Chandler Funeral Home in charge.
©The Texas Spur, May 30, 1946
Final Rites Held For J. F. Phifer Last Sunday
Final rites were held Sunday May 26 at 3 p.m. for John Forrest Phifer, 70, at the Methodist church in McAdoo.
Mr. Phifer died May 25 after an illness of only a few weeks. He was born in Limestone county, Texas, April 22, 1876. He was married to Katie Day, July 16, 1899 in Limestone county, moving to Dickens county in 1920.
Mr. Phifer was converted in 1899 and affiliated with the Methodist church.
Rev. H. F. Dunn, pastor of the Methodist church in McAdoo, officiated, assisted by Bro. McLeod and Rev. R. L. Jamison.
Flower bearers were Billie Nickels, Betty Fox, Bobby Fox, Jeane Potts, Dorothy Pullen and Phoebe Clark.
Active pallbearers were Doc Cooper, Pete Barton, Raymond Harris, Earl VanMeter, Jr., Harold Hardy and O. V. Williams.
Honorary pallbearers were Robert Nickels, John Powers, Charles McLaughlin, Gene Bass, W. C. Hunsucker and Wiley Wooten.
Survivors are four sons, Emmett Phifer, Willie Phifer of McAdoo, Lon Phifer of Spur, and Lelsie Phifer of Temple City, Calif. Four daughters, Mrs. Ben Eldridge, Mrs. Loyd Dena, McAdoo, Mrs. Frank Macon, Levelland, Mrs. C. C. Wooldridge, Roswell, New Mexico. Two sisters, Mrs. Eva Caddell of Levelland, Mrs. T. J. Caldwell of Frankston., Texas, 13 grandchildren and one great-grandchild, survive.
Interment was in the McAdoo cemetery with Chandler Funeral Home in charge.
©The Texas Spur, May 30, 1946
Obituary -- ©The Texas Spur, May 30, 1946
Final Rites Held For J. F. Phifer Last Sunday
Final rites were held Sunday May 26 at 3 p.m. for John Forrest Phifer, 70, at the Methodist church in McAdoo.
Mr. Phifer died May 25 after an illness of only a few weeks. He was born in Limestone county, Texas, April 22, 1876. He was married to Katie Day, July 16, 1899 in Limestone county, moving to Dickens county in 1920.
Mr. Phifer was converted in 1899 and affiliated with the Methodist church.
Rev. H. F. Dunn, pastor of the Methodist church in McAdoo, officiated, assisted by Bro. McLeod and Rev. R. L. Jamison.
Flower bearers were Billie Nickels, Betty Fox, Bobby Fox, Jeane Potts, Dorothy Pullen and Phoebe Clark.
Active pallbearers were Doc Cooper, Pete Barton, Raymond Harris, Earl VanMeter, Jr., Harold Hardy and O. V. Williams.
Honorary pallbearers were Robert Nickels, John Powers, Charles McLaughlin, Gene Bass, W. C. Hunsucker and Wiley Wooten.
Survivors are four sons, Emmett Phifer, Willie Phifer of McAdoo, Lon Phifer of Spur, and Lelsie Phifer of Temple City, Calif. Four daughters, Mrs. Ben Eldridge, Mrs. Loyd Dena, McAdoo, Mrs. Frank Macon, Levelland, Mrs. C. C. Wooldridge, Roswell, New Mexico. Two sisters, Mrs. Eva Caddell of Levelland, Mrs. T. J. Caldwell of Frankston., Texas, 13 grandchildren and one great-grandchild, survive.
Interment was in the McAdoo cemetery with Chandler Funeral Home in charge.
©The Texas Spur, May 30, 1946
Final Rites Held For J. F. Phifer Last Sunday
Final rites were held Sunday May 26 at 3 p.m. for John Forrest Phifer, 70, at the Methodist church in McAdoo.
Mr. Phifer died May 25 after an illness of only a few weeks. He was born in Limestone county, Texas, April 22, 1876. He was married to Katie Day, July 16, 1899 in Limestone county, moving to Dickens county in 1920.
Mr. Phifer was converted in 1899 and affiliated with the Methodist church.
Rev. H. F. Dunn, pastor of the Methodist church in McAdoo, officiated, assisted by Bro. McLeod and Rev. R. L. Jamison.
Flower bearers were Billie Nickels, Betty Fox, Bobby Fox, Jeane Potts, Dorothy Pullen and Phoebe Clark.
Active pallbearers were Doc Cooper, Pete Barton, Raymond Harris, Earl VanMeter, Jr., Harold Hardy and O. V. Williams.
Honorary pallbearers were Robert Nickels, John Powers, Charles McLaughlin, Gene Bass, W. C. Hunsucker and Wiley Wooten.
Survivors are four sons, Emmett Phifer, Willie Phifer of McAdoo, Lon Phifer of Spur, and Lelsie Phifer of Temple City, Calif. Four daughters, Mrs. Ben Eldridge, Mrs. Loyd Dena, McAdoo, Mrs. Frank Macon, Levelland, Mrs. C. C. Wooldridge, Roswell, New Mexico. Two sisters, Mrs. Eva Caddell of Levelland, Mrs. T. J. Caldwell of Frankston., Texas, 13 grandchildren and one great-grandchild, survive.
Interment was in the McAdoo cemetery with Chandler Funeral Home in charge.
©The Texas Spur, May 30, 1946
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