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Norma Jean <I>Skidmore</I> Phillips

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Norma Jean Skidmore Phillips

Birth
Lewis County, Kentucky, USA
Death
19 Jan 2021 (aged 95)
Crown Point, Lake County, Indiana, USA
Burial
Garrison, Lewis County, Kentucky, USA Add to Map
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NORMA PHILLIPS
(1925-2021)

Mrs. Norma “Jean” Skidmore Phillips, age 95, of Merrillville, Indiana, passed away Tuesday, January 19, 2021, at Crown Point Christian Village in Crown Point, Indiana.

She was born January 25, 1925, in Garrison, Kentucky, a daughter of the late Laurence and Edna Skidmore.

Jean moved to Hammond in 1950 and became a faithful member of the First Baptist Church of Hammond where she was a Sunday school teacher and bus captain. She loved participating in church functions, and enjoyed bowling, Ladies Dartball, and watching her grandkids play sports. She was employed by The Times, retiring in 1999.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Henry Phillips; three brothers Maurice Skidmore, Harold Skidmore, and Bruce Skidmore; and 2 sisters, Edna Sue Skidmore, and Marilyn Fannin.

Jean is survived by her son, William Lawrence “Larry” Phillips, of Margate,Florida; daughter Karen (John) Clendenen of Crown Point; grandchildren, Lisa (Mike) Patterson of Middletown, Ohio; Todd (Michelle) Phillips of St. Augustine, Fl;and Trina Keilman, of Crown Point; 10 great-grandchildren; and soon to arrive great-great grandchild; and many well-loved nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, January 29, 2021, at Globe Family Funeral Chapel in Garrison, Kentucky, with Brother Johnny Byard officiating. Burial will follow in the Waring Cemetery in Lewis County, Kentucky.

Friends may visit from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, January 29, 2021, at Globe Family Funeral Chapel, 103 Dudley Avenue, Garrison, Kentucky 41141.

Family and friends will serve as pallbearers.
NORMA PHILLIPS
(1925-2021)

Mrs. Norma “Jean” Skidmore Phillips, age 95, of Merrillville, Indiana, passed away Tuesday, January 19, 2021, at Crown Point Christian Village in Crown Point, Indiana.

She was born January 25, 1925, in Garrison, Kentucky, a daughter of the late Laurence and Edna Skidmore.

Jean moved to Hammond in 1950 and became a faithful member of the First Baptist Church of Hammond where she was a Sunday school teacher and bus captain. She loved participating in church functions, and enjoyed bowling, Ladies Dartball, and watching her grandkids play sports. She was employed by The Times, retiring in 1999.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Henry Phillips; three brothers Maurice Skidmore, Harold Skidmore, and Bruce Skidmore; and 2 sisters, Edna Sue Skidmore, and Marilyn Fannin.

Jean is survived by her son, William Lawrence “Larry” Phillips, of Margate,Florida; daughter Karen (John) Clendenen of Crown Point; grandchildren, Lisa (Mike) Patterson of Middletown, Ohio; Todd (Michelle) Phillips of St. Augustine, Fl;and Trina Keilman, of Crown Point; 10 great-grandchildren; and soon to arrive great-great grandchild; and many well-loved nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, January 29, 2021, at Globe Family Funeral Chapel in Garrison, Kentucky, with Brother Johnny Byard officiating. Burial will follow in the Waring Cemetery in Lewis County, Kentucky.

Friends may visit from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, January 29, 2021, at Globe Family Funeral Chapel, 103 Dudley Avenue, Garrison, Kentucky 41141.

Family and friends will serve as pallbearers.


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