Arlene Dessie Phillips (Murray)
March 29, 1921 — July 31, 2011
Delhi Dateline
Arlene Dessie (Murray) Phillips, 90, of Delhi, died Sunday, July 31, 2011 at the University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics in Iowa City, IA.
Funeral Services will be at 10:30 a.m., Friday, August 5, 2011 at the Delhi United Methodist Church in Delhi by Rev. Lorraine Hartman. Visitation: 3:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m, Thursday, August 4, 2011 at the Clifton-Murdoch Funeral Home in Earlville and one hour before services on Friday at the Church in Delhi. Burial will be in the Evergreen Cemetery, Delhi.
Arlene was born March 29, 1921 at LaPorte City, IA, the daughter of James and Bessie (Mason) Murray. On November 18, 1940, she was united in marriage to Hubert Phillips.
Arlene is survived by one son, Gary (Linda) of San Jose, CA and one daughter, Sheryl (Lou) Hein, of Walford, IA; four grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; one sister, Berna Deane (Harold) Benter; one sister-in-law, Connie Murray; and many beloved nieces and nephews.
Arlene was preceded in death by her parents, James and Bessie Murray; her husband, Hubert Phillips; one sister, Ila Helms; and six brothers, Dale, Rollin, Arlo, Milo, Dwight, and Don Murray.
Memorials may be directed to Dollars for Scholars at the Maquoketa Valley Schools in Delhi or your favorite charity in Arlene’s memory.
Please sign the online guestbook for Arlene at www.murdochfuneralhome.com under obituaries.
Arlene Dessie (Murray) Phillips, 90, of Delhi, died Sunday, July 31, 2011 at the University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics in Iowa City, IA.
Funeral Services will be at 10:30 a.m., Friday, August 5, 2011 at the Delhi United Methodist Church in Delhi by Rev. Lorraine Hartman. Visitation: 3:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m, Thursday, August 4, 2011 at the Clifton-Murdoch Funeral Home in Earlville and one hour before services on Friday at the Church in Delhi. Burial will be in the Evergreen Cemetery, Delhi.
Arlene was born March 29, 1921 at LaPorte City, IA, the daughter of James and Bessie (Mason) Murray. On November 18, 1940, she was united in marriage to Hubert Phillips.
Arlene is survived by one son, Gary (Linda) of San Jose, CA and one daughter, Sheryl (Lou) Hein, of Walford, IA; four grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; one sister, Berna Deane (Harold) Benter; one sister-in-law, Connie Murray; and many beloved nieces and nephews.
Arlene was preceded in death by her parents, James and Bessie Murray; her husband, Hubert Phillips; one sister, Ila Helms; and six brothers, Dale, Rollin, Arlo, Milo, Dwight, and Don Murray.
Memorials may be directed to Dollars for Scholars at the Maquoketa Valley Schools in Delhi or your favorite charity in Arlene’s memory.
Please sign the online guestbook for Arlene at www.murdochfuneralhome.com under obituaries.
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