A.M. Phipps, Jr. Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

A.M. Phipps, Jr, age 67 of 240 Reeves Ridge Road, Sparta, NC died Monday, July 25, 2016, at Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, NC. He was born November 14, 1948, in Wythe County, Virginia to the late Alex Monroe Phipps, Sr. and Ruby Brewer Phipps. A.M. was a lifelong farmer, educator, beloved husband and father. He spent his life working and farming in Alleghany County, NC. He is survived by his wife, Pam J. Phipps of the home; one daughter, Jennifer Phipps Carlson and husband Mark of Charlotte; one son, Alex Monroe Phipps, III of Austin, TX; two grandchildren, Gray Carlson and Julia Carlson both of Charlotte; one sister, Sally Chitwood and husband Eddie of Hillsville, VA; one brother, Roger Phipps and fiancé Nancy Adams of Ennice; several nieces and nephews also survive. The family requests the honor of your presence at the funeral service to honor the life of A.M. at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, July 28, 2016, in the chapel of Grandview Memorial Funeral Home with Pastor Bob Miller and Mr. Ben Gatton officiating. Interment will follow in Cox’s Chapel Cemetery in Grayson County, VA. The family will receive friends from 11:00 a.m. until time of the service at the funeral home and other times at the residence. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Mountain Valley Hospice, 688 N. Bridge Street, Elkin, NC 28621 or www.mtnvalleyhospice.org. The family would like to extend special thanks to the nurses, Melissa and Lynn. Grandview Memorial Funeral Home is proudly serving the Phipps family and if you wish, online condolences may be submitted to the family at www.grandviewfuneralhome.com

A.M. Phipps, Jr.

November 14, 1948 - July 25, 2016