The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-12-14
YEARS OLD

ALMOST lO5 YEARS OLD
Uncle Jack Phipps Died Sunday at
the Home Of his Son Near FAR
raout, at Advanced Age.
John M. Phipps, who would have
been 1O5 years old st, valentine. 8
died died at l0:30 O'clock Sunday
morning at the home of his son, Al
bert S. Phipps, near Farragut
He was not confined to his bed
day even, as he was able to be out
doors the afternoon before he died.
Although he has been feeling less
sptX sPpid to. ena his so SON that he Would not be
with him long. Mr.. .Phipps has not
been what you would consider ser.
iously sick. 1t was just q case OF
wearing out. The active life OF l04
years was ended. For two or three
weeks the end has been fSpeshaa9% ERE era1G
father, as the story goes, last week
admitted to A. o. Phipps, that he
was too old to shuck corn, this his
one hundred and fourth year. Dr;
II. l.. Coleman was called about $3.50
o'clock Saturday night when M
noon his son had helped him dress
and he walked out into the yard.
After nightfall though he complain
ed of feeling worse. His mind was
rational to the end and he recognized
the doctor up until a half hour be-
fore death ended his veteran Gays:
Hennessy, Okla, died few months
short of the century mark. A pecu-
liar thing is that the twins were
too old to serve in the civil war,
having been refused enlistment be-
cause of their age.
Mr.. Phipps was the father OF ten
vive him, M. N. Phipps, Of Paw
huska, Okla; Mrs. j.. e: Winfrey,
Of Stella, Neb.; Mrs. Malinda Gard
ner, of Leon. Iowa, and the baby son,
Albert S. Phipps, a man OF middle
age, ,oo ,,o.., ,,a Mr.
Whsn vas he xas nated ted Xno the od ERa Mn
lode at Shenandoah and held tn, the
distinction of being the oldest Elk
in America. The lodge plans to take
Dart in the funeral services at the
REQUEST Of his relatives who state
that Mr.. PhigR[s 4g,[,z SfteRer4 SfteR SPOKE OF MS
rrasSov anH u afternoon at Farragut and
viii iisqsy BE- held in the congregat ational
church there. The burial will be IN
Rose Hill cemetery at Shenandoah.
Mr.. Phipps was married late IN
life. comparatively speakkl19gaa kd9ea tnpee pae
years agdod Dedofe ~ IN Misc % Marv - Long.
WaS Was "S4u 81 1aI2 and through this
marriage is shown the relationship
70 Mrs ~ . Phinnea hine q died Oct is. 1907,
,tnr S: a Magfed life of sixty-fiye
adser s. . "euueu
years: a MI phinns were horn
JOIN m sainetnn hna ~, rnaRRs co1,ptv Virginia.
~ Fah y "a as1tH~ 1SfS ~ It was a few months
before the declaration of war against
Englan9a ~ g{an9oa IN hadlnot uSAn been fought at
this HSateia4o dafo nf nnrinr his. life time the
Hns,I SMss gG ha. odvancaa more tnan in the
genn Hoors @ nrav;nns to his birth.
iIo rHVv s,,os hnrnthefnre Fulton built his
a9o. a9o m,hoot m and long before the dis
covery ceVf Of electricity and railroads
ana %i telegraph iiaes msnnsr eai1t Of life
hiah IIe ne .emRvht dHnht has been the chief
Wntcr eaatcr ~ no ,ts HI ioneevity | featured his
Eaer. 1astvI = Fona ~ the oHtdoors he took
yMah yvaehS ovorc;ae nH - in the omen. lie wal
an4s y fsrmar % ali his life and It is only
of roront years that he has ceased
- Sara wnrl Mr. Phinns came to-
pare hara MvfA fr'S6 before the the states ad-
!.ss.ston 1TWA IN - Tho 1nion. Whensfhe pop
.1F infiNn conaisted of frontier settle
.,,aantS .unsitSn 'alrnp S the streams and rivers.
rns Mr Phinns INNS came to Farragut from
Tnianan4ance No. and lived most
~ a9uHHenIT;f.; s,is I;fo r. the three states Of
" Gava nie M;seomr; and Nebraska. He
1owa, aoMa MaoT tnhacco oniates or IL
nvnr nvoTi usH His fond was Dfain and corn
Sread hntter milk and cider were
susa.,+ao oIeaI, nu''1i rnm H at mon was mart
lavGIses; 4; I'll. nroerom o. n"p for long life as
~ ,ua,i o 90 ~ snand = great mart of the
time Out0oors: ;aremd e~ ;pehi; =, h;s 1ife
Mr. PhlPps was espectaMy ,,stenne sVo1a
able and mao Wiue ac4ua'nIssnISSJ ,,SS
OF friends. Olten .imeS ne +r;ns Muuto -
board train ana tane ions isips rs,oo "
Nebraska ana Leon 10 vns!c ms n,s a1a nvor,