Mr. Edward Lewis “Pee Wee” Phipps age 85 of Murfreesboro, NC died Tuesday, October 29, 2013 at Vidant Hospital in Greenville, NC.
Mr. Phipps was born February 7, 1928 in Beckley, West Virginia, the son of the late Homer Lee Phipps and Mamie Virginia Smith Phipps. He was also predeceased by his wife Anna Inez Phipps.
Mr. Phipps was a World War II Army Veteran and the Korean War and served his country with the 82nd Airborne. He was a member of Murfreesboro Baptist Church and retired from the NC Dept. of Transportation after 38 years of service.
He is survived by his daughter Faye Jenkins and her husband Joe of Conway, NC, his sons, Ronnie Phipps and his wife Betty of Rich Square, NC and Emory Keith Phipps and his wife Katherine of Edenton, NC. His sister, Louise Phipps Copeland of Murfreesboro. Also five grandchildren, eight great grandchildren, one great grandchild, many step grandchildren, many step great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Graveside services will be held Friday, November 1, 2013 at 11:00 AM at Riverside Cemetery in Murfreesboro, NC with Rev. Lee Canipe and Rev. Gene Asbell officiating.
The family will receive friends at Massey Funeral Home in Jackson, NC, Thursday from 7:00 until 8:30 PM.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.haroldmasseyfuneralhome.com