Jim Phipps, Jr. ’67

James B. “Jim” Phipps Jr., passed away Oct. 8, 2016. He served his country as a captain in the U.S. Marine Corp during the Vietnam war as a fighter pilot and was a member of the Elks Lodge No. 820 and Moose Lodge No. 2034 of Florence.

Visitation will be Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016, from 1-2 p.m. at Greenview Funeral Home. A memorial service will follow at 2 p.m. in the funeral home chapel with military honors. Officiating will be John Koeler.

Jim was preceded in death by his parents, James B. Phipps Sr. and Sybil Mobley Phipps.

He is survived by his wife, Donna Biffle Phipps, of Florence; daughter, Judy Morabito (Jason), of California; brother, William Phipps (Jane), of Tupelo, Mississippi; stepdaughters, Anna McMullan, Amanda Brewer, and Amy Hyde, and a nephew, David Phipps, all of Florence.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Plantersville Methodist Church, P.O. Box 6, Plantersville, MS 38862, to the Elks Lodge Building Fund, or to a charity of your choice.

An online guest book may be viewed and signed at greenviewmemorial.com.

Arrangements are by Greenview Funeral Home.