Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
NameLois Lavelle PHIPPS 
365,470, Lois Lavelle Phipps Brown,470, BG Charles Henry Phipps-Obituary Information,470, Margie Lee Phipps Shick-Obituary Information,470, Rev William Eugene Phipps
365,470, Lois Lavelle Phipps Brown,470, BG Charles Henry Phipps-Obituary Information,470, Margie Lee Phipps Shick-Obituary Information,470, Rev William Eugene PhippsBirthNov 25, 1914, Waynesboro City, Virginia470, Lois Lavelle Phipps Brown,470, Lois Lavelle Phipps Brown,365
DeathNov 10, 2009, Richmond City, Virginia470, Lois Lavelle Phipps Brown
BurialRiverview Cemetery, 420 Rosser Ave, Waynesboro City, Virginia, 22980470, Lois Lavelle Phipps Brown
FatherRev. Charles Henry PHIPPS (1884-1955)
Mother“Ruth” Ruth LaVelle PATTERSON (1887-1963)
Spouses
BirthSep 11, 1917, New York470, John Stephen Brown
DeathMar 10, 1980, Richmond City, Virginia470, John Stephen Brown
BurialBrookside Cemetery, Palmyra St. & Main St, Shortsville, Ontario County, New York470, John Stephen Brown
Marriage1940470, Lois Lavelle Phipps Brown
Obituary Online notes for Lois Lavelle PHIPPS
Lois LaVelle Brown, 94, of Richmond, died Tuesday, November 10, 2009. She was born in Waynesboro, on November 25, 1914, a daughter of the late Reverend Charles Henry and Ruth LaVelle Patterson Phipps.
She was a graduate of Waynesboro High and Fredericksburg State Teachers College (Mary Washington). In 1940, she married John S. Brown, a graduate of Union Seminary. Devoting her life to her family and church, she specialized in visiting the homebound and in the instruction and nurture of children in Jewell Valley, South Boston and Richmond, and Shelby and Raleigh, North Carolina.
She is survived by Steve and Jodi Brown of Seattle, Washington, Barbara Brown of Richmond, Pete and Donna Brown of Wilmington, North Carolina, Ruth Brown of Exmore, Virginia; grandchildren, Bill Brown of Washington, D.C., David Oehler of Wilmington, Chris and Katie Brown of Seattle, Eric Brown of Atlanta, Austin Brown of Raleigh, and Ben Brown of Wilmington; great-grandchildren, Lauren and Lindsay Powell of Wilmington; sisters, LaVelle Pool of Waynesboro, Margie Lee Shick of Temperance, Michigan and Ruth Metzel of Richmond; a brother, Bill Phipps of Richmond; and many nieces, nephews.
She was pre-deceased by her husband; a son, Jim Brown; a sister, Rosa Gilmer Williford; an infant brother, and brother, Charles Henry Phipps Jr.
A graveside service will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, November 21, 2009, at Riverview Cemetery in Waynesboro.
She was a graduate of Waynesboro High and Fredericksburg State Teachers College (Mary Washington). In 1940, she married John S. Brown, a graduate of Union Seminary. Devoting her life to her family and church, she specialized in visiting the homebound and in the instruction and nurture of children in Jewell Valley, South Boston and Richmond, and Shelby and Raleigh, North Carolina.
She is survived by Steve and Jodi Brown of Seattle, Washington, Barbara Brown of Richmond, Pete and Donna Brown of Wilmington, North Carolina, Ruth Brown of Exmore, Virginia; grandchildren, Bill Brown of Washington, D.C., David Oehler of Wilmington, Chris and Katie Brown of Seattle, Eric Brown of Atlanta, Austin Brown of Raleigh, and Ben Brown of Wilmington; great-grandchildren, Lauren and Lindsay Powell of Wilmington; sisters, LaVelle Pool of Waynesboro, Margie Lee Shick of Temperance, Michigan and Ruth Metzel of Richmond; a brother, Bill Phipps of Richmond; and many nieces, nephews.
She was pre-deceased by her husband; a son, Jim Brown; a sister, Rosa Gilmer Williford; an infant brother, and brother, Charles Henry Phipps Jr.
A graveside service will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, November 21, 2009, at Riverview Cemetery in Waynesboro.