Eunice Pate Phelps

Eunice Pate Phelps obituary, Chesapeake, VA

Eunice Pate Phelps

Eunice Phelps Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Graham Funeral Home & Cremation Services on Oct. 6, 2025.

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Eunice Pate Phelps passed away on October 5, 2025. She was born in Oteen, NC to the late John Harrell and Eunice Hayden Pate on January 13, 1930. She was a member of St. Andrews United Methodist Church in Virginia Beach, VA.
Eunice was predeceased by her husband of 69 years, Wilson Neil Phelps and a son Wilson Neil Phelps, Jr. She is survived by her son Irvin Mark Phelps and a sister Gloria Harrell. She was "Grandma" to Paten and Caroline Radier and the beloved aunt to many nieces and nephews.
A graveside service to celebrate her life will be held on Thursday, October 9, 2025, at 1:00 PM, at Rosewood Memorial Park, 631 N. Witchduck Road, Virginia Beach, VA. A reception will follow the graveside service at Graham Funeral Home, 1112 Kempsville Road, Chesapeake, VA. In lieu of flowers please make a donation to St. Andrews United Methodist Church, 717 Tucson Road, Virginia Beach, VA 23462
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