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Gordon Philpot Obituary

Gordon Philpot
January 9, 1941 - January 4, 2021
Richmond, Kentucky - Gordon Philpot, 79, passed away on January 4, 2021. Gordon was born at Urban on Little Goose Creek in Clay County, Kentucky. He taught business for many years at Clay County High School, retired from the US Army Reserves as a Lt. Colonel, and worked as an accountant in Manchester, KY. Gordon retired to Richmond, KY where he lived for the past 25 years. He is survived by two grandchildren, Margaret Quentin Prewitt and Henry Caywood "Woods" Prewitt, III, both of Lexington; four brothers: Marvin Philpot (Un Cha) of Kileen Texas; Carl Philpot (Patsy) of Mt. Washington, KY; James Philpot of Oneida, KY; and Donald Philpot (Dottie) of Hamilton, Ohio; and three sisters: Patricia DeBord of Hamilton, Ohio; Brenda Risner (James Harold) of Prospect, KY; and Janet Philpot of LaGrange, KY. In death, he is preceded by his daughter, Jennifer Christine Philpot, by his mother, Mary Bishop Philpot and by father, Bradley Philpot.
Funeral Arrangements are being handled by Rominger's Funeral Home of Manchester. Visitation is scheduled for Saturday Jan 9, 2021, from 11 to 12.

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