Published in The Rochester Sentinel
Friday, October 31, 1902


John C. PHILLIPS, ex-Auditor of Fulton county and a widely known citizen and lodge man, died at his home in Rochester at 9 o'clock Wednesday morning aged 57 years and 3 months.
Deceased had been sick for eighteen months with complicated heart trouble which baffled the skill of many of the best physicians and failed to yield to the climatic vigor of
California where he spent three months in search of health. He was also treated by specialists of a Chicago hospital but despite all, he slowly went down to death.
John C. Phillips was born in Virginia and came with his parents to this county when he was 10 years old. When he reached manhood he taught school and then for 18 years was a leading merchant of Kewanna. Then the democratic party gave him the important office of County Auditor and he served faithfully for four years. Then he engaged, for several years, in the bridge building business and then took up general organization work for the Order of Maccabees, which he followed successfully for twelve years, extending his acquaintance and the growth of the Order all over the state. He was a charter member, in Kewanna and Rochester, of the Masons, Knights of Pythias, Ben Hurs, Red Men and Maccabees in all of which he was an honored and useful member.
He married his surviving wife, Mary A. APT, in 1871, and to them seven children were born all of whom are living as follows: Leonard [PHILLIPS] and Jay [PHILLIPS], of Chicago, Mrs. Mable [PHILLIPS] CHURCH, of this city, and Don [PHILLIPS], Grace [PHILLIPS], Nellie [PHILLIPS] and Frankie [PHILLIPS], still at home. He also leaves two brothers and two sisters - Hickman PHILLIPS and Mrs. BOWMAN, of California; Marshall PHILLIPS, of Monon, and Mrs. Jere LEITER, of Kewanna.
Funeral this afternoon 2:00 p.m. at the Court house; Rev. Harry MOORE, pastor of the Spiritualists.
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Published in The Rochester Sentinel
Friday, November 7, 1902

The funeral of the late John C. PHILLIPS occurred Friday afternoon at two o'clock, the services being held in the circuit court room.
The funeral procession from the residence was preceded by the Citizens Band and the local lodges of Masons, Maccabees and L.O.T.M. The pall bearers were ex-Trustee RUSSEL and Mrs. RALSTON, of Kewanna, Major SKINNER, Chas. CAFFYN, Wm. BITTERS and J. O. MILLER. Music was furnished by Misses Lola CRIM and Pearl BARRETT, Wm. RANNELLS and Dee REITER. Rev. CONLEY read a short poem and the funeral oration was delivered by Rev. MOORE.
Among those who were here to attend the funeral were Louis MILLS, Mr. RALSTIN, Mr. BAIR and Geo. CALVIN, and their families of Kewanna, Grand Commander of the K.O.T.M. Milo MEREDITH, and Grand Record Keeper REPLOGLE; Taylor BENNETT, Kokomo; Mr. SNYDER, Onward; Marshall PHILLIPS, Monon, and A. D. and H. P. APT of Chicago.

SOURCE:
Fulton County Indiana Obits/Biogs - 1901-1904
by Wendell C. Tombaugh

Published in The Rochester Sentinel
Friday, October 31, 1902


John C. PHILLIPS, ex-Auditor of Fulton county and a widely known citizen and lodge man, died at his home in Rochester at 9 o'clock Wednesday morning aged 57 years and 3 months.
Deceased had been sick for eighteen months with complicated heart trouble which baffled the skill of many of the best physicians and failed to yield to the climatic vigor of
California where he spent three months in search of health. He was also treated by specialists of a Chicago hospital but despite all, he slowly went down to death.
John C. Phillips was born in Virginia and came with his parents to this county when he was 10 years old. When he reached manhood he taught school and then for 18 years was a leading merchant of Kewanna. Then the democratic party gave him the important office of County Auditor and he served faithfully for four years. Then he engaged, for several years, in the bridge building business and then took up general organization work for the Order of Maccabees, which he followed successfully for twelve years, extending his acquaintance and the growth of the Order all over the state. He was a charter member, in Kewanna and Rochester, of the Masons, Knights of Pythias, Ben Hurs, Red Men and Maccabees in all of which he was an honored and useful member.
He married his surviving wife, Mary A. APT, in 1871, and to them seven children were born all of whom are living as follows: Leonard [PHILLIPS] and Jay [PHILLIPS], of Chicago, Mrs. Mable [PHILLIPS] CHURCH, of this city, and Don [PHILLIPS], Grace [PHILLIPS], Nellie [PHILLIPS] and Frankie [PHILLIPS], still at home. He also leaves two brothers and two sisters - Hickman PHILLIPS and Mrs. BOWMAN, of California; Marshall PHILLIPS, of Monon, and Mrs. Jere LEITER, of Kewanna.
Funeral this afternoon 2:00 p.m. at the Court house; Rev. Harry MOORE, pastor of the Spiritualists.
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Published in The Rochester Sentinel
Friday, November 7, 1902

The funeral of the late John C. PHILLIPS occurred Friday afternoon at two o'clock, the services being held in the circuit court room.
The funeral procession from the residence was preceded by the Citizens Band and the local lodges of Masons, Maccabees and L.O.T.M. The pall bearers were ex-Trustee RUSSEL and Mrs. RALSTON, of Kewanna, Major SKINNER, Chas. CAFFYN, Wm. BITTERS and J. O. MILLER. Music was furnished by Misses Lola CRIM and Pearl BARRETT, Wm. RANNELLS and Dee REITER. Rev. CONLEY read a short poem and the funeral oration was delivered by Rev. MOORE.
Among those who were here to attend the funeral were Louis MILLS, Mr. RALSTIN, Mr. BAIR and Geo. CALVIN, and their families of Kewanna, Grand Commander of the K.O.T.M. Milo MEREDITH, and Grand Record Keeper REPLOGLE; Taylor BENNETT, Kokomo; Mr. SNYDER, Onward; Marshall PHILLIPS, Monon, and A. D. and H. P. APT of Chicago.

SOURCE:
Fulton County Indiana Obits/Biogs - 1901-1904
by Wendell C. Tombaugh