Larry Phillips

Larry E. Phillips, 87, of rural Ridgeville, Indiana, passed away on Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023, at his home in Ridgeville, Indiana.

He was born on Saturday, Aug. 24, 1935, in Moores, Tennessee. He married Nellie Harris Phillips on Saturday, Dec. 26, 1992, in Portland, Indiana.

Larry graduated in 1953 from Redkey High School. He served in the U.S. Army and was stationed in Germany from 1958 to 1960. Larry retired from Chevrolet of Muncie in 1999. He formerly worked at Armstrong Cork and The Ford Motor Company in Kansas City.

Larry attended the Mississinewa Congregational Christian Church in Ridgeville, Indiana. He played church league softball and was a Little League coach for boys and girls for 20 years. He was a member of the Portland Moose Lodge and was involved with Jay County 4-H. Larry enjoyed living on the farm, writing poems, camping, horses, carpentry and cutting firewood, and going to his granddaughter’s horse shows. After retiring in 1999, Larry worked at the Pennville Feed and Grain Company for six years.

Larry will be sadly missed by his wife Nellie L Phillips, Ridgeville, Indiana; son Larry Eugene (Marsha) Phillips, Angola, Indiana; daughter Penny Jean Jordan, Noblesville, Indiana; son Troy Douglas (Avis) Phillips, Marion, Indiana; stepdaughter Angela R. (Matthew) Moeller, Portland, Indiana; stepson Duane P. (Rhonda) Monroe, Portland, Indiana; stepdaughter Amy R. (Jason) Lawrence, Portland, Indiana; sisters Lula “Evalee” Garrison, Montpelier, Indiana; five grandchildren; eight step-grandchildren; four step-great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Richard L. and Artensie (Anderson) Phillips; brothers Robert Phillips, Herbert Phillips, Haskiel Phillips, Thomas Phillips, Roland Phillips, Richard Glen Phillips and Chester Phillips; and sisters Louise Garrison and Eileen Stanley.

Family and friends may gather to share and remember at the Mississinewa Congregational Christian Church, 7708 W. 700 North, Ridgeville, Indiana, on Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023, from 4 to 8 p.m. and also one hour prior to the service on Friday, Aug. 25, 2023.

A service to celebrate his life will be at the Mississinewa Congregational Christian Church at 1 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 25, 2023, with Pastor Alan Bracken and Pastor Mike Harris officiating. Interment will follow in the Hopewell Cemetery in Randolph County. Military rites will be conducted by the U.S. Army.

Memorials may be sent to Mississinewa Congregational Christian Church, 7708 W. 700 North, Ridgeville, IN 47380.        

Arrangements are being handled by Walker & Glancy Funeral Home in Montpelier.

Condolences may be expressed at glancyfuneralhomes.com.