Bernice Evelyn (Owens) Phipps, 93, of Somersville, died Saturday, Sept. 30, 2017, at Monarch Skilled Nursing and Rehab in Marysville.
She attended Somersville Friends Church, where she was a Sunday school teacher for the church’s youth for more than 50 years. She had a 40-year perfect attendance record.
She was born on Jan. 13, 1924, in Delaware County, to the late Lloyd and Hazel (Mitchell) Owens. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Beryl L. Phipps, whom she married on Sept. 29, 1946, in Lancaster, and who died July 23, 2003; and a sister, Opal Flohr.
She is survived by her sons, Lloyd Phipps of Somersville and Jerry (Denise) Phipps of Prospect; grandchildren, Barry and Lindsey Phipps; brother, Robert (Joann) Owens of Raymond; sister, Mabel Boerger of North Carolina; and many nieces and nephews.
The Rev. Ken Purdue will officiate funeral services Tuesday at 1 p.m. at Stofcheck-Ballinger Funeral Home, in Richwood. Burial will follow in Oakdale Cemetery. Friends may call two hours prior to the service, beginning at 11 a.m.
Memorial gifts may be made to Somersville Friends Church in care of the funeral home. Condolences and remembrances may be expressed at www.stofcheck-ballinger.com.