Bernie Marie Phillips

F, (8 November 1894 - 29 July 1915)
FatherJohn Henry Phillips (15 Oct 1869 - 4 Dec 1921)
MotherJulia Matilda Culpepper (26 Dec 1871 - 26 Jul 1962)
Birth*8 November 1894 Bernie was born at Bacon Level, Randolph Co., Alabama, on 8 November 1894. 
Census*1900 She was in the in 1900 census at Bacon Level, Randolph Co., Alabama. 
Death*29 July 1915 She died at Bacon Level, Randolph Co., Alabama, on 29 July 1915 at age 20. 
Burial* Her body was interred at Fellowship Baptist Church Cemetery, Randolph Co., Alabama. 
Biography* According to Mrs. Charles (Margaret Whatley) Lee, in a 4 Jan 1979 letter, Mrs. Harvey Boone said that Bernie Marie "was simply beautiful." The following memorial by her uncle, Joseph Richard Culpepper, appeared in an unknown source: IN MEMORY Of Miss Bernie Phillips, who was called higher on July 29th, thus breaking the hitherto unbroken happy family circle. It has often been said that death seeks a shining mark for his fatal shafts, and the truth has been verified in this instance, when this sweet young maiden was so suddenly and unexpectedly stricken down, leaving bruised, bleeding hearts that can never be healed this side of the happy, golden shore. Standing on the bright threshold of life's early morn, she was the light of the household, the joy of the home, the idol of parents, the comfort of sisters and brothers. She was self-sacrificing, delighting in serving others without ostentation; shedding the radiant beams of her pure, love-lit soul on friends and acquaintances, making glad the hearts of those, who chanced to know her, and to know was but to love her. She bloomed as a fragrant rose in the garden of life, diffusing the sweet incense of her gentle spirit over all who came in contact with her. She was the embodiment of virtue, purity, and truth, with high ideals; serving the low, the weak, the little and the mean with an upward look and an outward reach for the higher, nobler, better things that adorn and beautify feminine character and make woman so nearly divine. To say that she is missed, O, so much! is but a feeble expression of the sad bereavement of the home and of friends, but as the sparkling diamond displays its beauty and brilliance to best advantage when placed on a background of darkest velvet, so may this dark background of sorrow call out the best and noblest virtues in the hearts and lives of the bereaved ones. Though her stay on earth was brief, the world was better and brighter and human burdens made lighter for her having dwelt among us, and her memory will be dearly cherished till the last heart throbs of friends and loved ones cease. We grieve not as those who have no hope, but rest in the sweet assurance that our loss is her eternal gain, and that her pure spirit is basking in the never failing glories of the eternal world, where we home "some sweet day" to meet her. Lovingly, Uncle Joe Culpepper. 
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Klien Phillips

M, (9 November 1896 - 2 November 1965)
FatherJohn Henry Phillips (15 Oct 1869 - 4 Dec 1921)
MotherJulia Matilda Culpepper (26 Dec 1871 - 26 Jul 1962)
Birth*9 November 1896 Klien was born at Bacon Level, Randolph Co., Alabama, on 9 November 1896. 
Marriage* He married Grace (?). 
Census*1900 He was in the in 1900 census at Bacon Level, Randolph Co., Alabama. 
Marriage* He married Belle Adalaide Fuller. 
Divorce* He and Grace (?) were divorced. 
Death*2 November 1965 He died at Crescent City, Putnam Co., Florida, on 2 November 1965 at age 68. 
Burial* His body was interred at Palmetto Cemetery, Crescent City, Putnam Co., Florida. 
Biography* According to Mrs. J. H. (Margaret Phillips) Dodd in a 13 Jul 1978 letter, Klien and Belle had an adopted son, William. 

Family 1

Grace (?) (circa 1899 - )

Family 2

Belle Adalaide Fuller (26 June 1905 - 29 March 1964)
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Last Edited9 July 1999

Grace (?)

F, (circa 1899 - )
Married Name Her married name was Phillips. 
Marriage* She married Klien Phillips. 
Birth*circa 1899 Grace was born circa 1899. 
Divorce* She and Klien Phillips were divorced. 

Family

Klien Phillips (9 November 1896 - 2 November 1965)
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Belle Adalaide Fuller

F, (26 June 1905 - 29 March 1964)
Married Name Her married name was Phillips. 
Birth*26 June 1905 Belle was born on 26 June 1905. 
Marriage* She married Klien Phillips. 
Death*29 March 1964 She died at Crescent City, Putnam Co., Florida, on 29 March 1964 at age 58. 
Burial* Her body was interred at Palmetto Cemetery, Crescent City, Putnam Co., Florida. 

Family

Klien Phillips (9 November 1896 - 2 November 1965)
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Last Edited9 July 1999

Laura Belle Phillips

F, (23 February 1899 - 5 December 1989)
FatherJohn Henry Phillips (15 Oct 1869 - 4 Dec 1921)
MotherJulia Matilda Culpepper (26 Dec 1871 - 26 Jul 1962)
Birth*23 February 1899 Laura was born at Bacon Level, Randolph Co., Alabama, on 23 February 1899. 
Census*1900 She was in the in 1900 census at Bacon Level, Randolph Co., Alabama. 
Marriage*4 April 1917 She married Wade Hampton Adams at Evansville, Hale Co., Alabama, on 4 April 1917 at age 18. 
Married Name4 April 1917  As of 4 April 1917, her married name was Adams. 
Death*5 December 1989 She died at Bessemer, Jefferson Co., Alabama, on 5 December 1989 at age 90. 

Family

Wade Hampton Adams (25 October 1888 - 27 December 1961)
Child
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Wade Hampton Adams

M, (25 October 1888 - 27 December 1961)
FatherFrancis Marion Adams (9 Feb 1848 - 18 Oct 1916)
MotherNancy Ann Gamble (6 Jan 1846 - 16 Aug 1916)
Birth*25 October 1888 Wade was born on 25 October 1888. 
Marriage*4 April 1917 He married Laura Belle Phillips at Evansville, Hale Co., Alabama, on 4 April 1917 at age 28. 
Death*27 December 1961 He died at Birmingham, Jefferson Co., Alabama, on 27 December 1961 at age 73. 
Burial*28 December 1961 His body was interred on 28 December 1961 at Oakland Cemetery, Birmingham, Jefferson Co., Alabama. 
Biography* The following obituary is from the Birmingham Post Herald Thursday, 28 Dec 1961: WADE HAMPTON ADAMS Age 73, of 5913 Avenue M., Central Park, passed away Wednesday A.M. at a local hospital. Survived by his wife, Mrs. Laura Belle Adams, one son, John W. Adams, of Newark OH; one sister, Mrs. Icie Jackson of Memphis TN; one granddaughter, Miss Tina Adams. Funeral services will be Thursday at 3 P.M. in Anguin's Mortuary Center,Faith Chapel, Rev. Milton Poe officiating. Interment in Oakland Cemetery, Anguin Mortuary Center directing. 

Family

Laura Belle Phillips (23 February 1899 - 5 December 1989)
Child
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John Thomas Phillips

M, (31 May 1901 - 31 January 1977)
FatherJohn Henry Phillips (15 Oct 1869 - 4 Dec 1921)
MotherJulia Matilda Culpepper (26 Dec 1871 - 26 Jul 1962)
Birth*31 May 1901 John was born at Bacon Level, Randolph Co., Alabama, on 31 May 1901. 
Employment* John's occupation: engineer. 
Marriage*20 February 1932 He married Rebecca Jane Mong at Avalon, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania, on 20 February 1932 at age 30. 
Death*31 January 1977 He died at Harrison, Boone Co., Arkansas, on 31 January 1977 at age 75. 
Burial*3 February 1977 His body was interred on 3 February 1977 at Maplewood Cemetery, Boone Co., Arkansas. 
Biography* John Thomas Phillips was known as "J.T." According to his sister, Mrs. J. H. (Margaret Phillips) Dodd in a 26 Jul 1978 letter, he was born on the family farm at Bacon Level near Roanoke, in Randolph Co., AL. Mrs. J. T. (Rebecca Mong) Phillips wrote in a 23 Jul 1978 letter: After our marriage we lived for ten years in Plainfield, N.J., during which time J. T. was superintendent of the Foster Wheeler Corp., Pressure Vessel Division, Carteret, NJ. In 1943 we moved to Wichita, Kansas, where he was production manager and later general manager of Aero Parts Company. After leaving Aero Parts he was production manager for Tweco Products Company, and he also incorporated his own small manufacturing company [Phillips Mfg. Co., 201 North Waco, Wichita, KS]. We retired to Valley Springs, Ark. in 1969, where we had a 40-acre ranch and raised Angus cattle.
      The following obituary is from an unknown source: John Phillips, 75, Retired Engineer John Thomas Phillips, aged 75, of Valley Springs, a retired metallurgical engineer for [and President of] Phillips Mfg. Co., of Wichita, Kan., died at the Boone County Hospital Monday, January 31. He was born at [Bacon Level near] Roanoke, Ala., May 31, 1901, son of John and Julia Culpepper Phillips. He had been a resident of Boone County eight years. He was past chairman of the American Welding Society, Wichita, Kan., and New York City Chapters, member of Masonic Lodge, Barberton, O., member of St. John's Episcopal Church. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Rebecca Phillips of the home; a son, Richard Phillips of San Francisco, Calif; two daughters, Judith Thompson of Honolulu, Hawaii and Dana Johnson of Hemet, Calif; two brothers, Robert V. Phillips of Haines City, Fla., Guy H. Phillips of Jacksonville, Ala; two sisters, Laura Adams of Birmingham, Ala., Margaret Dodd of Lake Wales, Fla; seven grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at St. John's Episcopal Church at 2:00 p.m. Thursday by the Rev. Stuart H. Hoke with burial in Maplewood Cemetery, under direction of Christeson's Funeral Home. Pallbearers include Willard Morris, Frank Hartmann, Dean LaGrange, John Stevens, Charles Fullerton, Col. Thomas Simpson and Donald Fullerton. Honorary pallbearers are Rev. John Todd, Albert Pickett and Col. James Hester. 

Family

Rebecca Jane Mong (27 January 1904 - 16 August 1990)
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Last Edited9 July 1999

Rebecca Jane Mong

F, (27 January 1904 - 16 August 1990)
Birth*27 January 1904 Rebecca was born at Brazil, Clay Co., Indiana, on 27 January 1904. 
Marriage*20 February 1932 She married John Thomas Phillips at Avalon, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania, on 20 February 1932 at age 28. 
Married Name20 February 1932  As of 20 February 1932, her married name was Phillips. 
Death*16 August 1990 She died at Hemet, Riverside Co., California, on 16 August 1990 at age 86. 
Biography* Mrs. Jerry (Dana Phillips) Johnson wrote in a 7 Sep 1991 letter that her mother had passed away after having suffered a stroke in February of 1990. 

Family

John Thomas Phillips (31 May 1901 - 31 January 1977)
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Last Edited9 July 1999

Margaret Joyce Phillips

F, (1 March 1904 - 1 June 2002)
FatherJohn Henry Phillips (15 Oct 1869 - 4 Dec 1921)
MotherJulia Matilda Culpepper (26 Dec 1871 - 26 Jul 1962)
Birth*1 March 1904 Margaret was born at Bacon Level, Randolph Co., Alabama, on 1 March 1904.1 
Marriage*16 September 1939 She married Joseph Hugh Dodd at Birmingham, Jefferson Co., Alabama, on 16 September 1939 at age 35. 
Married Name16 September 1939  As of 16 September 1939, her married name was Dodd. 
Residence*1997 Margaret resided at Winter Haven, Polk Co., Florida, in 1997. 
Death*1 June 2002 She died at Winter Haven, Polk Co., Florida, on 1 June 2002 at age 98.1 
Biography* In a 26 Jul 1978 letter Mrs. J. H. (Margaret Phillips) Dodd wrote that she had worked for Blue Cross Blue Shield, Inc. In 1949, she and her husband bought the General Merchandise Store in Waverly, FL and ran it under the name Waverly Grocery until 1971 when they sold it. They also started a cattle business on 180 acres of land.

After the death of her husband, Margaret moved into the Spring Haven Retirement Home in Winterhaven, FL. 

Family

Joseph Hugh Dodd (19 February 1911 - 28 January 1990)
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Last Edited31 December 2002

Citations

  1. U.S. Social Security Administration, compiler, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Online database at Ancestry.com.
    http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/vital/ssdi/main.htm

Joseph Hugh Dodd

M, (19 February 1911 - 28 January 1990)
Father(?) Dodd (s 1881 - )
Mother(?) Anderson (s 1883 - )
Birth*19 February 1911 Joseph was born at Adairsville, Bartow Co., Georgia, on 19 February 1911. 
Employment* Joseph's occupation: grocer. 
Marriage*16 September 1939 He married Margaret Joyce Phillips at Birmingham, Jefferson Co., Alabama, on 16 September 1939 at age 28. 
Death*28 January 1990 He died at Lake Wales, Polk Co., Florida, on 28 January 1990 at age 78. 
Biography* Mrs. J. H. (Margaret Phillips) Dodd wrote in a 26 Jul 1978 letter: Dodd was a salesman for Cudahay Packing Co. In June 1943 Dodd went into the Navy. In December 1943 he was assigned to the LST 60 as First Class Motor Machinist. On April 17, 1944 his ship along with a convoy of about 100 other ships sailed to various ports in England. He was in the first wave on D-Day to land on the French coast. He made 52 crossings of the English Channel. His ship took tanks, jeeps and ammunition over and brought to England the wounded soldiers and the prisoners. He was discharged in October 1945. When he came home he was employed as a salesman with Toledo Scale Co. After so many strikes by John L. Lewis' miners, business throughout the city was at a standstill almost. Red [Robert V. Phillips] wrote us that the people who owned the General Merchandise Store in Waverly wanted to retire. We came down and decided to buy the store. We operated the store from 1949 to 1971. By that time we were worn out and ready to sell out. In the meantime we had bought 180 acres of land and had started in the cattle business. We have sold most of them, keeping only what Dodd could manage by himself. Now we only have 40 cows, 2 bulls and 34 baby calves.
      J. H. Dodd was the owner of Waverly Grocery in Waverly, FL. Mrs. Dodd continued in a 20 Dec 1978 letter: We had a little excitement last Thursday night. A 40-acre wooded area joins our back yard and all kinds of animals and birds live there. Our german shepard bayed a 'possum in the edge of the yard where some palm branches had fallen on a log. Dodd went down with a flashlight and was pulling the palm branches away. He got his hand too close to the 'possum and he grabbed Dodd's third and little fingers. He wouldn't let go so Dodd jerked his hand loose and almost ripped the whole end of his third finger off. The little finger had a hole all the way through. He came in with blood all over his hand, arm and clothes. We looked at it and it would be OK. I dressed it as best I could for the night and next A.M. I wanted him to go to the doctor but he [Dodd] had promised a carpenter friend that he would help him so he went on to work. On Monday, it still looked awful to me and I persuaded him to go let the doctor look at it. We went over and the doctor said I had done a good job taking care of it and he thought it would heal OK. He said soak it in warm salty water 3 or 4 times a day and keep it bandaged. I don't know if he [Dodd] is a die hard, or if I am a good nurse. It does look better to me now but I think it will be a week or two before it is well.
      In a 1 Feb 1991 letter, Mrs. Dodd wrote of the death of her husband: Dodd, my husband, died Jan. 28, 1990. He had several heart attacks and was in and out of the hospital during 1989. The last time, he went in Dec. 28, 1989 and was there until Jan. 28, 1990. 

Family

Margaret Joyce Phillips (1 March 1904 - 1 June 2002)
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Last Edited9 July 1999

John Lewis Phillips

M, (1 September 1907 - 17 July 1966)
FatherJohn Henry Phillips (15 Oct 1869 - 4 Dec 1921)
MotherJulia Matilda Culpepper (26 Dec 1871 - 26 Jul 1962)
Birth*1 September 1907 John was born at Bacon Level, Randolph Co., Alabama, on 1 September 1907. 
Marriage* He married Oda Lee Palmer. 
Death*17 July 1966 He died at Geneva, Geneva Co., Alabama, on 17 July 1966 at age 58. 
Burial* His body was interred at Enterprise, Coffee Co., Alabama. 

Family

Oda Lee Palmer (circa 1910 - )
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Oda Lee Palmer

F, (circa 1910 - )
Married Name Her married name was Phillips. 
Marriage* She married John Lewis Phillips. 
Birth*circa 1910 Oda was born circa 1910. 

Family

John Lewis Phillips (1 September 1907 - 17 July 1966)
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Last Edited9 July 1999

Guy Handley Phillips

M, (15 July 1909 - 25 April 1980)
FatherJohn Henry Phillips (15 Oct 1869 - 4 Dec 1921)
MotherJulia Matilda Culpepper (26 Dec 1871 - 26 Jul 1962)
Birth*15 July 1909 Guy was born at Bacon Level, Randolph Co., Alabama, on 15 July 1909. 
Marriage*9 January 1934 He married Leonora Rockett at Birmingham, Jefferson Co., Alabama, on 9 January 1934 at age 24. 
Death*25 April 1980 He died at Jacksonville, Calhoun Co., Alabama, on 25 April 1980 at age 70. 
Biography* Mrs. Charles (Margaret Whatley) Lee wrote 1 May 1980: I understand Guy was a prisoner of World War 2, and he hadn't been well since and caused him to have to retire early in life. 

Family

Leonora Rockett (27 November 1907 - )
Child
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Last Edited9 July 1999

Leonora Rockett

F, (27 November 1907 - )
Birth*27 November 1907 Leonora was born at Birmingham, Jefferson Co., Alabama, on 27 November 1907. 
Marriage*9 January 1934 She married Guy Handley Phillips at Birmingham, Jefferson Co., Alabama, on 9 January 1934 at age 26. 
Married Name9 January 1934  As of 9 January 1934, her married name was Phillips. 
Residence* Leonora resided at Jacksonville, Calhoun Co., Alabama. 
Biography* From Pauline Mitchell Pierce, July 2003: "Her [Leonora's] grandmother Florida Elizabeth Mitchell and my g.grandfather David Jonathan Mitchell were siblings. I know very little about Florida E. Mitchell who married John Joseph Colmant. I know they had three daughters before her death on 17 Sept 1880. I think the middle daughter died as a small child. I have traced the other two through census and correspondence with others. The death date for Florida E. Mitchell Colmant came from my great grandfathers bible. I also have a portrait of her, also from the bible."1
 

Family

Guy Handley Phillips (15 July 1909 - 25 April 1980)
Child
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Last Edited7 July 2003

Citations

  1. E-mail written 2003 from Pauline Mitchell Pierce, e-mail address.