Mary Agnes (Aldrich) Phillips (1861-1929)

ALDRICH, PHILLIPS, WILCOX, GOODALL, MULLIGAN

Posted By: Dorian Myhre (email)
Date: 4/22/2014 at 19:14:32

From Nevada Journal January 21, 1929

MRS. PHILLIPS DIED; FUNERAL TUESDAY

LEAVES THREE SONS AND MANY OTHER RELATIVES--
SISTER OF MRS. WILCOX

Funeral services for Mrs. George A. Phillips, 67, who died at her home 233 N avenue, Sunday morning at 9:30, will be held at St. Patrick's church Tuesday morning at 10:00 after which the body will be interred in the Nevada cemetery, by the side of her husband, who died 6 years ago last November.

Death was due to pneumonia and other complications. Mrs. Phillips had been a sufferer from goitre, asthma and other troubles for a number of years.

Mrs. Phillips was born Mary A. Aldrich at St. Mary's, Canada, April 15, 1861 and died at Nevada, January 20, 1920, age 67 years, 9 months and 5 days.

She leaves her three sons, Frank Phillips of Marshalltown, Dr. Harlan H. Phillips of Quincy, Ill., and Joseph H. Phillips of this city, three grandsons, two granddaughters, three brothers and three sisters. The brothers are James Aldrich of Lake Mills and Frank and Will Aldrich of near Garwin. The sisters are Mrs. Sarah Wilcox of Nevada, and Mrs. Alice Goodall and Mrs. Tom Mulligan both of near Tama.

The family had lived in Nevada for almost twenty years and Mrs. Phillips, during that time had made many warm friends who have been saddened by her long suffering and who will tender their sympathy to the children and other relatives in their hours of sorrow.