Joel R. Phipps

Joel R. Phipps obituary, Manhattan, KS

Joel R. Phipps

Joel Phipps Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers from Mar. 4 to Mar. 5, 2024.
Joel Ray Phipps, age 48, of Manhattan, passed away Friday March 1, 2024 at the Good Shepherd Homecare and Hospice House in Manhattan.

He was born on August 14, 1975 in Wichita, Kansas, the son of Tom and Sharon Phipps. He grew up in Mulvane and graduated from Mulvane High School with the class of 1993. Joel then attended Emporia State University and earned his Bachelors of Science degree.

On June 28, 1997 in Emporia, he was united in marriage to Chrysann Williams. They lived in Emporia until 2013 and their family moved to Manhattan.

Joel worked for many years as a broker/owner for ReMax Realty in Emporia. He then became a financial advisor for Edward Jones. He loved his job. The clients Joel worked with were more than clients, they were his friends. It gave him great pleasure helping his friends/clients and being able to be there for them at anytime or just sitting and hanging out talking about life with them.

He was an active person and enjoyed staying busy. Joel loved the outdoors, going fishing and being on the golf course as often as he could. He was a member of the Colbert Hills Golf Club in Manhattan, and was part of the Men's League and played in many different golf tournaments over the years. Joel was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Manhattan, where he served on the finance committee for many years, he also was a board member of the First Tee Program in Manhattan.

As much as he enjoyed his friends and clients, his family was the best enjoyment of his life. His wife Chrysann and his two children, Kannon and Rhys were the light of his life. There was nothing he wouldn't do to take care of them.

Joel will be missed by his family and many colleagues, friends and clients that he got to know over the years.

He is survived by his wife, Chrysann, his children, Kannon and Rhys; his parents Tom and Sharon; and his brothers: Chad Phipps (Whitney) and Matt Phipps (Kendra).

The family will greet friends during a visitation from 5:30 until 7:00p.m. Wednesday March 6, 2024 at the Yorgensen-Meloan-Londeen Funeral Home in Manhattan.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00a.m. Thursday March 7, 2024 at the First United Methodist Church, 612 Poyntz Avenue in Manhattan. Graveside services will be held at 2:30p.m. Thursday at the Greenwood Cemetery near Emporia, Kansas.

The family suggests memorial contributions in memory of Joel to the First Tee Program or the Good Shepherd Homecare and Hospice Inc. Contributions may be sent in care of the Yorgensen-Meloan-Londeen Funeral Home, 1616 Poyntz Avenue, Manhattan, Kansas 66502.

Online condolences may be left for the family through the funeral home website at www.ymlfuneralhome.com

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Yorgensen-Meloan-Londeen Funeral Home

1616 Poyntz Avenue, Manhattan, KS 66502

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