Paul  E. Phipps

 Paul  E. Phipps,  61, of  Mt.  Victory,  formerly  of the
Somersville area, died  peacefully Wednesday, March 28, 2007,
at Heartland of Marion, following a long battle with kidney
dialysis.
 He  married the former Angela Davis, and together they ran
Paul's Pizza in Somersville for many years.
 He was  one of the first people in the area to have a snowmo-
bile and later started selling them, getting the trend started in
the area for much winter fun. Along with his wife, he was an
avid snowmobile drag  racing fan. The two also did  their share
of winning.
 One of  Mr. Phipps' passions was girls Softball. He coached
girls summer league Softball in the North Union League for 15
years and  was president for three years. During this time he was
instrumental in helping build the new concession  stand, new
dugouts and installing lights for night time play. Also a second
diamond was realized. All these things were done so more girls
could utilize the fields  and play Softball in the summer.
 After  stepping down  from coaching, he started working with
woodcrafts and along with  his wife did  craft shows every fall
until his health would not allow.
 He served York Township as clerk for four years.
 He was a man of many talents, enjoying trap shooting and just
being around his family and friends
 He was born Jan. 7, 1946, to the late Albert and Helen Miller
Phipps.
 Surviving are  his  loving wife  of 30 years, Angela Davis
Phipps of Mt. Victory; daughters, Lisa (John) McGuire of Grove
City, and Stephanie Massie of Marysville; grandchildren, Robby
Barclay  of Grove City, and Raven Wendling of Marysville; his
mother-in-law, Virginia Davis of Richwood; brothers- and sis-
ters-in-law, Randall (Diana) Davis, Steve  Davis, Bruce (Mar-
sha) Davis and  Keith (Linda) Davis, all  of the Richwood area
and all their children; loving aunt, Helen Phipps of near  York
Center; dearest friend who would help out anytime day or night,
Steve Goodwin of York Center; and many friends and relatives.
 Funeral  services will be held Friday at 7 p.m. at Stofcheck
Funeral  Home, Richwood, where friends may call from 5  p.m.
until the time of service. Burial will take place at a later date.
 Memorial contributions may be made to North Union Softball
for Girls and/or the Immaculate Conception Church.

Stofcheck-Ballinger Funeral Home