AOf rural Augusta, KS, passed away Friday, at St. Joseph Hospital in Wichita after a long illness.S/O Dean and Vivian (Hanes) Tennyson, who preceded him in death. He worked at Boeing at the age of 16, Phillip enlisted in the Navy in 1944 and served on the island of Guam during WWII. Upon honorable discharge from the Navy, he returned to Kansas and in 1947 began his 38 year career with Conoco Oil Company, working in Valley Center, Palco, Jennings, Plainville and Pratt, Kansas. After raising his family in Kansas, he moved with his wife to Enid, Oklahoma in 1980 and then on to Tuttle, Oklahoma for a brief time. He retired as an oil production supervisor in 1985 at the age of 58. Upon his retirement, he and his wife, Verla, moved back to Kansas, living in the country near Augusta. In his 19 years of retirement, he enjoyed observing the stock market, attending auctions, collecting antiques and tending his acreage east of Andover, Kansas. He was a loving husband, father and was especially interested in all his grandchildren's careers and educational endeavors. He regularly attended their sports activities, and was proud to be a great-grandfather. He also loved dancing, storytelling, and listening to live music at the Augusta Senior Center, where his oldest son plays the bass guitar.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 12/12/2004.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 12/12/2004.
AOf rural Augusta, KS, passed away Friday, at St. Joseph Hospital in Wichita after a long illness.S/O Dean and Vivian (Hanes) Tennyson, who preceded him in death. He worked at Boeing at the age of 16, Phillip enlisted in the Navy in 1944 and served on the island of Guam during WWII. Upon honorable discharge from the Navy, he returned to Kansas and in 1947 began his 38 year career with Conoco Oil Company, working in Valley Center, Palco, Jennings, Plainville and Pratt, Kansas. After raising his family in Kansas, he moved with his wife to Enid, Oklahoma in 1980 and then on to Tuttle, Oklahoma for a brief time. He retired as an oil production supervisor in 1985 at the age of 58. Upon his retirement, he and his wife, Verla, moved back to Kansas, living in the country near Augusta. In his 19 years of retirement, he enjoyed observing the stock market, attending auctions, collecting antiques and tending his acreage east of Andover, Kansas. He was a loving husband, father and was especially interested in all his grandchildren's careers and educational endeavors. He regularly attended their sports activities, and was proud to be a great-grandfather. He also loved dancing, storytelling, and listening to live music at the Augusta Senior Center, where his oldest son plays the bass guitar.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 12/12/2004.
Published in the Wichita Eagle on 12/12/2004.
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