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Grace C Butts Phipps
7 Mar 1901 – 15 Jan 1997
| Birth | 7 Mar 1901 |
| Death | 15 Jan 1997 |
| Cemetery | Pleasant View Cemetery Plainview , Pierce County , Nebraska , USA |
| Added by | Bill Macy on 20 Aug 2014 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/127350619 |
Bio
PHIPPS, Grace C., age 95 years, of Omaha. Preceded in death by husband, Harry; son, Wesley; daughter, Irene Wachholtz. Survived by son and daughter-in-law, Marvin and Eleanor of Omaha; daughter and son-in-law, Ruby and Don Obershaw of Oakdale, NE; 6 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren. Source: Omaha World Herald, Jan 17, 1997, Morning Edition *********************** 'Volunteer of Year' Says Aiding Others 'Wonderful' A 73-year-old woman who makes volunteer work practically a full-time job has been named the Retired Senior Volunteer Program's first Volunteer of the Year. Mrs. Grace Phipps, a resident of Burt Tower, spends about 40 hours a week teaching arts and crafts and doing other duties at the Salvation Army and Lucas Hall. Mrs. Phipps said she started doing volunteer work of various types in 1946 despite the fact that she also worked at various jobs and cared for her late husband Harry, an invalid. "It's the most wonderful thing in the world to help someone else," she said. Mrs. Phipps said she signed up for the RSVP program when it started several years ago and heartily recommends it to all older persons. "it helps you keep active," she said. Source: Omaha World Herald, Date unknown
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Siblings
- Nelson Floyd Butts 1889–1966
- Mary Isabelle Butts Petty 1897–1973
- James Walter Butts 1904–1936
- Mable Frances Butts Kelley 1905–1995
- William Elmer Butts 1908–1987
Children
- Irene F. Phipps Wachholtz 1918–1995 FaG
- Ruby Joyce Phipps Obershaw 1921–2012 FaG
- Wesley Willard Phipps 1924–1984 FaG
- Marvin Eugene Phipps 1928–2011 FaG
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