William Elmer Phelps, Jr.

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William Elmer Phelps Jr. BIRTH 2 Apr 1916 Washington County, North Carolina, USA DEATH 29 Dec 1998 (aged 82) Portsmouth City, Virginia, USA BURIAL Meadowbrook Memorial Gardens Suffolk, Suffolk City, Virginia, USA PLOT Mausoleum 1-Rear BLDG-South Wall MEMORIAL ID 117098715 · View Source

MEMORIAL PHOTOS 1 FLOWERS 1 WILLIAM E. PHELPS JR.: Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice Virginian-Pilot, The (Norfolk, VA) - Wednesday, December 30, 1998 Deceased Name: WILLIAM E. PHELPS JR. William Elmer Phelps Jr., 82, of the 300 block of Pinner St., died Dec. 29, 1998, in Sentara Nursing Home, Portsmouth.

He retired as a rigger for Norfolk Naval Shipyard and as a salesman for Lance Co.

A native of Washington County, N.C., he was a member of Holy Neck Church of God, Plymouth, N.C., and Alcoholics Anonymous for 14 years. He was an U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He was the son of the late William Elmer Phelps Sr. and Judy Davenport Phelps. He was also predeceased by three brothers, Lomer Chester Phelps, Paul Everett Phelps and John Philip Phelps.

Survivors include his wife, Janie Jones Phelps of Suffolk; goddaughter, Sue Paschell of Chesapeake; sisters, Frances Phelps of Norfolk and Margaret Phillips of Greensboro, N.C.; brothers, James Henry Phelps and Horace Harold Phelps, both of Roper, N.C.

A funeral will be conducted at 3 p.m. Thursday in Harrell Funeral Home by the Rev. Collis Lee Bryant III. Entombment will be in Meadowbrook Memorial Gardens. Friends may join the family today from 7 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home and other times at the residence. Contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association/Hampton Roads Chapter, No. 20 Koger Center, Suite 233, Norfolk, Va. 23502.

Edition: FINAL Page: B6 Copyright (c) 1998 The Virginian-Pilot

Family Members Parents Photo William Elmer Phelps 1894–1950

Photo Judith Iowa Davenport Phelps 1899–1957

Siblings Photo Lomer Chester Phelps 1918–1993

Paul E Phelps 1921–1995

Photo Frances Phelps 1923–2005

Judith Esther Phelps 1925–1926

Photo Margaret Phelps Phillips 1927–2015

Ola Mae Phelps 1931–1932

John Philip Phelps 1934–1969

Bobby Gene Phelps 1938–1938

Half Siblings Margaret Phelps Phillips 1927–2015