Where born: Bowling Green - Warren Co KY Son of: James E Phelps* & Annie* Married: by 1920 Ida May Beaker* Lived at: 1910 Carmi - White Co IL 1920-42 Mt Carmel IL; 16 ch: Gilbert E* (4 Oct 1916 Wabash Co IL)& Anna Rosella (8 May 1919 Mt Carmel-17 Jun 1996 Princeton IN m: Arthur Ray Sprinkle) & Vivian Lucille* (15 Dec 1920 Wabash m: Robert Colvin*) & Robert Lee (14 Sep 1922 Mt Carmel-21 Apr 1985 FL) & Mary Louise (ca 1924 IL-d m: ? Kendall res: Melbourne FL) & Norma Jean (4 Nov 1925 IL-10 Feb 2013 Chesapeake VA m: Raymond Renfrow; m: Virgil Spruell; m3: Ernest Wilton Minnick) & Wilma Maxine (ca 1926/7 IL d: m: ? Huffman) & Ronald (b & d 20 Jan 1931 buried Sand Hill Cem) & Betty Jean* (21 Apr 1932 Mt Carmel IL) & William Rayburn* (4 Feb 1935 Mt Carmel m: Jane Louise Greek*) & Patricia Ann* (24 Dec 1935 Mt Carmel IL) & Delbert Earl (ca 1938 IL res: Salem SC m: Theresa) & Peggy Sue (d: as infant) & 3 infant sons (d). (obits of Betty J Gilbert and William Rayburn and Norma Jean and Vivian*)
* indicates buried with Grover Baker Phelps in Highland Memorial Cemetery.
About Highland Memorial Cemetery:
Highland Memorial Cemetery, founded in 1916, is the largest cemetery in Wabash County and receives more interments each year than all other cemeteries in the Mt Carmel area. Other cemeteries in Mt Carmel include Sand Hill Cemetery, Rose Hill Cemetery, St Mary's Cemetery and Simonds Cemetery. Burials: 8587 Location: 1827 College Drive, Mt Carmel, Illinois - Wabash County
