Addie May Anderson-Philips

PHILIPS, ANDERSON, MADDIX, TENNANT, SMITH, MCCARTHY, BARBER

Posted By: Gerald Mason (email)
Date: 4/18/2009 at 18:03:33

Addie May Anderson-Philips
Addie May Anderson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Anderson, was born on the old Anderson homestead, about four miles northeast of the city, September 24th, 1885. Her girlhood days were spent in the community of her birth. Here she grew to womanhood and was married to Orlie P. Philips on September 21st, 1904. by Rev. Lloyd Tennant, their former Pastor. God blessed this happy reunion with five children, Milton E., Orpha W., Lloyd E., Edna Lucile and George Henry.
She leaves to mourn their loss the children, together with the husband, father, stepmother, brother Clarence, of Palmyra, Mo., also one half sister, Mrs. Glenn Maddix, of Birmingham, Iowa, and four half brothers, Guy, of Keokuk; Glenn, of Libertyville; Jay and Delbert of this city, besides a large number of friends and relatives.
Her mother preceded her in death when she was a mere child. In June, 1904, she received the sacraments of baptism and united with the Stockport Methodist Episcopal church, under the pastorate of Rev. Lloyd Tennant. She was always a faithful attendant upon the means of Grace, often attending Sunday School and preaching services when she was really physically fit for this exertion.
Addie, as she was familiarly called, had been in failing health for several years. She and her husband took an overland trip west during the winter of 1915-16, hoping to regain her health. The winter of 1916-17 she spent in Kentucky at a special health resort. Deciding that the western climate seemed more beneficial to her, they moved to Elbert, Colorado, in the fall of 1918, and where they have since resided.
Just one month ago she and the two youngest children came for a brief visit with the home folks. On the day before she had planned to leave for Elbert, her home, she was suddenly stricken down with her last illness. All that medical skill and loving hands could do was done for her comfort, but she was not permitted to stay longer. When she realized that her recovery was impossible, her one request was that she be spared until her husband could reach her bedside.
He arrived on Wednesday and she lived until the following Monday, July 10, 1922. During the last two days of her life she helped to plan for her funeral, choosing scripture verses, requesting Rev. Lloyd Tennant to preach the memorial service. She dictated a very touching letter to her children, who were not permitted to be with their mother in her last illness. She also gave many other parting messages to her dear ones before her spirit slipped quietly away.
While we mourn, she rejoices, and while our tears flow, her face is radiant with the reflected glory of our lord.
The funeral services were held in this city on Thursday afternoon, from the Methodist Episcopal church, Rev. Lloyd Tennant in charge, scriptures by Rev. G.W. Barber; the Ladies Aid Society, thirty-nine members attending in a body and furnished an honorary escort. Music by a select quartet of male voices, consisting of P.E. Smith, F.S. Smith, Harold and J.H. McCarthy, with Mrs. G.W. Barber at the piano.
The pall bearers were all old neighbors and members of the Stockport Yeoman Lodge No. 3501, of which the deceased was a member. Interment was in the Spencer cemetery, near the old home.

Note: This was published in the local Stockport paper.