Phillips, E. H. 1858-1906

PHILLIPS, HICKMAN, YOST

Posted By: Barbara Hug (email)
Date: 2/15/2005 at 12:28:40

Just nine weeks ago yesterday a message was received in this city that Ira Phillips had been run over by the cars in the yards at Council Bluffs and killed instantly. His mother, who did not have good health, soon afterward became very ill and on Wednesday, Oct. 24th, she passed away. The husband and father, all broken up over the terrible and sudden death of his youngest son, and his wife’s illness and death, insisted upon going back to his work in the factory, although he was in a very nervous and worn out condition. There he managed to remain, attending faithfully to his duties until Friday, November 9th. On the following Sunday, two weeks ago yesterday, he was accompanied to the hospital at Iowa City by his son, Roy, and sister, Mrs. William Yost, where yesterday morning about five o’clock, he succumbed to typhoid fever and ended the struggle for life.

Last Wednesday in answer to a message received from the hospital, his son, Roy and his mother, Mrs. T. R. Phillips, went to Iowa City. At that time the patient revived, and the next day his symptoms becoming a little more favorable, the son returned home, but the mother remained there, that she might be by his bedside when it was possible.

Friday and Saturday only the most discouraging reports were received from the hospital. Saturday evening Roy again went to Iowa City and with the sorrowing mother accompanied the remains to Newton, arriving here on the fast mail due to pass through Newton at 4:08 yesterday.

E. H. Phillips was born in Knox County, Ohio, February 20, 1858. When seven years of age his parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Phillips, came to Jasper County, Iowa, and settled on a farm in Sherman Township. He was married to Miss Anna Hickman October 1st, 1884. They were residents of this city about sixteen years. For about nine years Mr. Phillips was engineer at the Electric Light Plant, but as that was night work, seven years ago he changed for day work at the Parsons Band Cutter and Self Feeder Company’s plant. He was a faithful, honest, workman and held the respect of his fellow workmen and neighbors.

The sympathy of the whole community goes out to the son and twelve year old daughter, who has passed through such sorrow and loss in nine weeks time, which leaves them motherless, fatherless and homeless.

Deceased was a member of the First Baptist Church. From this church the funeral was held this afternoon at 2 o’clock. Rev. Charles A. Tenny, who officiated, was assisted in the service by singers Mesdames Nora Knepper, G. M. Allen, and Dr. E. E. Lusk and J. B. Morton.

The pallbearers were Messrs Will Elliott, Frank Rouze, Frank Preston, Judson Fugard, Walter Brown and Joseph Roersma.

Besides his son Roy, and daughter Agnes and his mother, Mrs. T. R. Phillips, he is survived by a sister, Mrs. William Yost, and one brother Arthur A. Phillips of Chicago, who is in the south on business, and could not possibly be here to attend the funeral. ~ The Newton (IA) Daily News, Saturday, November 26, 1906, Page 1, Column 2