Edward Raymond Phipps

Edward Raymond Phipps obituary, Roxboro, NC

Edward Raymond Phipps

Edward Phipps Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Brooks & White Funeral Home and Crematory - Roxboro on Dec. 20, 2025.
Edward Raymond Phipps, Sr., 66, of 117 Vernon Hill Church Rd., Oxford, died Thursday, December 18, 2025. Born in Mecklenburg County, Mr. Phipps was the son of the late Carl Claiborne and Edna Lucille Hopson Phipps. Mr. Phipps worked as a master mechanic in facilities maintenance at Duke University.
Mr. Phipps is survived by his wife, Wanda Staley Phipps; three children, Charlie Phipps, Edward Phipps and Tonya White (David Mace); two brothers, Carl Claiborne Phipps (Linda) and Steve Hopson Phipps (Joye); one sister, Betty Jean Greenhill; four grandchildren, Charlie Phipps, Mackenzie Phipps, Ember Phipps and Emmett Phipps.
Funeral services will be held 2PM Saturday, December 20, 2025 at F.I.T. Community Church by the Pastor Brad Wesley. Burial will follow in Person Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will be held 1-2PM Saturday prior to the service.
Pallbearers will be Luke Rigsbee, Dave Chulla, Tom Grizzard, Marrio Johnson, John Lundeen and Mark Crute.
Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 301 Hawthorne Lane, Suite 100, Charlotte, NC 28204.
Condolences may be sent to www.brooksandwhite.com.
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