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BORN
1927
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2013
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Lily Bearbower Obituary
Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, February 14, 2013 at Bethlehem Lutheran Church with Rev. Mark C. Urlaub officiating. Interment will be held at Evergreen Cemetery in Vinton. Friends may call at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel, 212 E. 6th St. in Vinton, from 4 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday.
A memorial fund has been established with the Virginia Gay Hospital Foundation for CNA Scholarships.
Lily was born February 9, 1927 in Vinton to Albert and Anna (Johnson) Anderson and graduated from Lincoln High School in Vinton.
On August 3, 1947 she was united in marriage to Donald W. Vogt in Vinton. He preceded her in death in 1988. She was united in marriage to Earl Bearbower on November 1, 1997 in Vinton and he preceded her in death in 2009.
Lily was employed at Virginia Gay Hospital as a Nurses Aid for 37 years. She was a long time member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Vinton, the American Legion Auxiliary Unit #57 of Vinton and the Vinton Lutheran Home Auxiliary. Her greatest joy came from spending time with her family.
She is survived by her daughters Linda (Rusty) Thomsen and Donna (John) Watson of Vinton, Barb (Rich) Hill of Waterloo; son Mark (Lisa) Vogt of Vinton; grandchildren Tony Thomsen, Annette (Ron Lamphier) Thomsen; Jason and Raquel Watson; Corey (Suzanne) Dripps, Amber Dripps-Larson; Hunter, Edee and Kody Vogt; great-grandchildren, Patrick and Alex Thomsen; Ashley Novotny; Jax, Logan and JolieMae Watson; Takoda, Madison, Lily, and Brayton Dripps; Coby Larson; Kaitlyn and Madison Lamphier; her brother, John A. Anderson and fiancée Dottie Anthony of Vinton; her sisters-in-law Norma Jean Anderson and Sharlene Anderson; her mother-in-law Ruby Bearbower and step-son Gary (Bev) Bearbower.
In addition to her parents and two husbands, she was preceded in death by three sisters, Elsie Matthews, Hazel Thompson and Mabel Kanke; and two brothers, George and Carl Anderson; and step-daughter, Jenise Rhode.
Condolences may be left at: www.phillipsfuneralhomes.com
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March 4, 2013
Ms Lily will be truly missed by family and friends. It so sad when we see the effects of Adamic sin and the heartbreak and pain that it puts on our family memmbers. It makes us wonder would a God of Love truly want us to live in such a world that us bring so much pain and suffering. No for he says soon He wii wipe out all tears from our eyes and death will be no more. Come quickly Lord Jesus.
karen cress
February 12, 2013
My prays for all the family She was a very nice lady.
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