Lola G. Phillips

PHILLIPS, BAUM, REISS, DECKER, REIL, RATHE, LINGENFELTER, BEATTY, CARLSON

Posted By: dbeier (email)
Date: 1/15/2011 at 16:04:11

Lola G. Phillips, 88, of Independence, Iowa and formerly of Jesup, Iowa died Monday, January 10, 2011 at Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo, Iowa

Lola was born on July 29, 1922, in Garrison, Iowa the daughter of Ezra and Ora (Baum) Reiss.

She was a 1939 graduate of the Vinton High School, Vinton, Iowa, and was united in marriage to G. Edwin Phillips on August 25, 1939 in the Little Brown Church, Nashua, Iowa. The couple farmed in the Jesup area. Lola was employed as a cook with the Jesup Community Schools from 1962 thru 1991. She also did catering for meals on wheels, the Lions Club, and many weddings, and funerals in the Jesup area. She was active with the Girl Scouts and in the First United Methodist Church, Jesup, IA.

She is survived by two daughters; Dorothy (Judd) Decker, Independence, IA., Kaye Reil, Jesup, IA., eleven grandchildren, Ronda Rathe, Kimberly Lingenfelter, Doug Decker, Michael Decker, Patrick Decker, Kyle Decker, Brian Decker, Tricia Beatty, Trent Decker, Troy Decker, and Jill Carlson,and eighteen great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband; G. Edwin Phillips in1961, and three brothers; Leland, Francis, and Calvin Reiss.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 A.M. Friday at the First United Methodist Church, Jesup, IA. with Rev. Vicki Reece officiating.

Burial will be at 1 P.M. Friday at the Evergreen Cemetery, Vinton, Iowa.

Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Reiff Funeral Home & Crematory, Independence, IA., and from 9 A.M. till services Friday at the church.