Phillips, Howard M.

1894 - 1971  (76 years)

• Name	Phillips, Howard M.
  Birth	6 Nov 1894	Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census		1940 Census, Sailor Springs Village (Pixley Township), Illinois, page 03b 1940 United States Federal Census, Sailor Springs Village, Illinois, (District 13-17) (Pixley Township), image 07, page 03b
  		1930 Census, Sailor Springs Village (East Part), Clay County, Illinois, page 01b 1930 United States Federal Census, Sailor Springs (Village) (East Part), Pixley Township, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0015), image 02, page 01b
  Reference Number	PHIL.H003
  _FGRAVE	27792896
  Military Service	World War I, Private, Machine Gun Company, 40th Infantry, United Statess Army
  		World War I (1914 - 1918)
  Death	5 Jan 1971	Clay County Hospital (Old Location), Flora, Clay County, Illinois
  Burial	Dillman Cemetery, Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois
  Person ID	I41176	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	7 Sep 2021

  
  

  Family	Banker, Martha Anna,   b. 17 Jul 1896, Wayne County, Illinois d. 30 Mar 1982, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	Y  [1, 2]
  Children	+ 1. Phillips, Bernette P.,   b. 12 Aug 1921, Gary, Lake County, Indiana d. 11 Aug 2007, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 85 years)   2. Living
  Family ID	F16190	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Oct 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 6 Nov 1894 - Clay County, Illinois Death - 5 Jan 1971 - Clay County Hospital (Old Location), Flora, Clay County, Illinois Burial - - Dillman Cemetery, Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Howard W. Phillips, 76, of Sailor Springs, was dead on arrival at the Clay County Hospital at Flora at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday. A native of Clay County, Mr. Phillips had operated a garage at Sailor Springs for many years and was active in the Democratic party affairs of Clay County, had served as Supervisor of Pixley Township, and as a member of the Clay County Welfare Services Committee. He was a veteran of World War I and was a fifty year member of the Clay City Masonic lodge. He and his wife, the former Anna Banker, observed their Golden Wedding anniversary a few weeks ago. He is survived by his wife, Anna, a daughter, Mrs. George (Bernette) Weidner of Louisville, two brothers, Frank of Sailor Springs and Rolla of Clay City, five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Funeral services for Mr. Phillips will be held in the Neal Funeral Home at Louisville with Rev. A. W. Phillips and Rev. H. A. Dasch officiating. Burial will be in Dillman cemetery. Sailor Springs. Taken from the Olney Daily Mail, Olney, IL, January, 1971.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2124] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Sailor Springs, Illinois, (District 13-17) (Pixley Township), image 07, page 3b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00432?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 2). [S2958] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Sailor Springs Village, Pixley Township, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0015), imag, (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/6224/images/4584337_00759?ssrc=&backlabel=Return&pId=83472189) (Reliability: 3).