Classmates Obituaries - Letter P
These obituaries correspond with the yearbooks that are listed on this website. Whenever possible, the source of the obituary will be shown as well as the date.
Pakis, Margaret Phillips - Margaret Phillips Pakis of Waco, passed away Thursday, December 25, 2003, at a local hospital. Memorial services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday, December 27, at St. Alban's Episcopal Church with Dr. Michael Attas officiating.
Margaret was born January 2, 1932, in Oklahoma City, to Otho and Mildred Phillips. She was raised in Hot Springs, Arkansas, where she graduated from high school in 1950. She attended TCU for two years and graduated from University of Arkansas at Fayetteville in 1955. Margaret married Bill Pakis November 5, 1955, in Hot Springs. They moved to Waco in November 1957, and she was a life-long resident. She was a member of St. Alban's Episcopal Church. She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. Her joys in life were her family, reading and traveling, painting and the seashore. She leaves behind a loving family and many friends who will miss her greatly.
Margaret was preceded in death by her parents.
She is survived by her husband, William R. Pakis; daughters, Mary Katherine Tetrick and husband, Dean of Fort Worth, Laura O'Brien and husband, Michael of Arlington, Alison Naylor and husband Boyd of San Antonio; son, David Pakis and wife, Kovianca of Colleyville; grandchildren, Jessica, Samantha, and Stephen Tetrick, Mike, Shannon, and Kyle O'Brien, Brooks, Jared, and Reagan Naylor, and Nicholas Pakis; and brother, James L. Phillips and wife Peggy of Hot Springs.
Memorials may be made to St. Albans's School, 321 N. 30th St., Waco, TX 76710, American Heart Association, 6801 Sanger Ave., Waco, TX 76710, or to favorite charity. [Sentinel-Record; date unknown] [Class of 1950]
Born August 29, 1927, in Hot Springs to John and Anna Pappas, he was a member of St. Mary's Greek Orthodox Church.
He was a graduate of Hot Springs High School, Class of 1945 and Whittenberg College, Springfield, Ohio.
He was a member of the Hot Springs Lions Club, St. Mary's Greek Orthodox Order of Ahepa, and a Senior DeMolay with the Degree of Chevalier.
He served as a board member of Garland County Community College, Abilities Unlimited, and the Hot Springs Water Commission.
He was a partner in Birnbaum-Annen Insurance, retired from ABI Insurance and the Garland County Assessors Office.
He was predeceased by his parents and brother, K. Dan Pappas.
He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Juanita Scott Pappas; two sons, Ken Pappas of Ft. Smith and Jim Pappas of Little Rock; one daughter and son-in-law, Pam and Carl Hawthorn of Hot Springs; five granddaughters and husbands, Dena (Jesse) Chambliss of Bentonville, Jennifer (Troy) Hietanen of Jonesboro, Lexi (Brad) Moore of Benton, Meredith Hawthorn of Knoxville, Tennessee, and Morgan Hawthorn of Hot Springs; seven great-grandchildren, Haley Chambliss, Creed Chambliss, Alec Hietanen, Mason Lockridge, Madison Lockridge, Molly Moore and Susanna Moore; brother and sister-in-law, Dr. James and Eva Pappas of Little Rock; sister-in-law, Virginia Stringer; brother-in-law, Perry (Jo) Scott; and many nieces, nephews and cousins.
Funeral services are 11 a.m. Saturday, October 10, 2009, at St. Mary's Greek Orthodox Church with Reverend Dr. Nicholas Verdaris officiating, and burial at Memorial Gardens Cemetery following the service.
Pallbearers will be Jesse Chambliss, Troy Hietanen, Brad Moore, Dr. John Pappas, Sam Stathakis, Jr., Bob Stringer, and Mike Stringer.
Honorary pallbearers are life-long friend Bob "Potsy" Grim, Dr. Robert McCrary, Jimmy Fotioo, Pete Fotioo, Dan Messersmith, Ricky Scott, Mark Scott, and the members of the Hot Springs Lions Club.
Special thank you to the staff of Arkansas Hospice at St. Joseph Mercy Health Center, Dr. Tim English, Dr. Martin Koehn, and Dr. James Arthur, the staff of Quapaw Care, and the doctors and staff of Mercy Diabetes and Wound Center HS.
Memorials can be made to the St. Mary's Greek Orthodox Church, c/o 105 Jeff St. Hot Springs, AR 71901. [from Hot Springs Funeral Home online obituary] [Class of 1945]
Phillips, Norwood Jr. - Norwood Phillips, Jr., 76, of 1907 W. Main, El Dorado, died on September 1, 2008, after a long and valiant battle with heart disease.
He was born in Hot Springs, Arkansas, on March 22, 1932, the only child of the late Maurice Norwood Phillips, Sr., and the late Hannah Benedict Phillips. An Eagle Scout and a Marine Corps veteran, he was graduated from the University of Arkansas School of Law.
He practiced law in El Dorado for 40 years as a senior partner in the law firm of Shackleford, Phillips and Ratcliff. In 2007, he received a citation from the American and Arkansas Bar Associations for 50 distinguished years in the practice of law.
Though he did not accomplish all he wanted to during his lifetime, he enjoyed many highlights. These including dining with President Bill Clinton, writing two books (Late Train to Little Rock and Murder in Vieux Carre and Meet Moon Boone), appearing in a movie with John Wayne (Flying Leathernecks), serving as a Special Justice on the Arkansas Supreme Court, and fishing all over the world. He was for many years a member of El Dorado Public Service Commission, serving as president for several terms, and a member of the Board of Directors of the El Dorado Golf and Country Club.
Mr. Phillips was also a member of the Union County, Arkansas, and American Bar Associations, the International Association of Barristers, and the American Board of Trial Advocates, serving as President of the latter. More recently, he was on the Auxiliary Board of Champagnolle Landing and served as Chancellor for the Vestry of St. Mary's Episcopal Church, where he was a devoted and longtime member.
He appeared in several productions at the South Arkansas Arts Center, including leading roles in Inherit the Wind and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. He was an avid fisherman, enjoyed horse races and all sports and was an occasional tennis
player.
His survivors include his wife of 53 years, Charlotte Walker Phillips, and his two children, Suzanne B. Phillips, of El Dorado, and Maurice Norwood "Tripp" Phillips III, of New York City. He is also survived by four beloved first cousins and many, many friends, colleagues, and clients.
A memorial service for Mr. Phillips will be held at St. Mary's Episcopal Church on Thursday, September 4, at 2 p.m. Officiating will be the Rev. Father Charles Chapman of St. Mary's.
Honorary pallbearers are Dennis L. Shackleford, John Marshall Shackleford, Jr., Brian Ratcliff, Tom Baumgardner, Don Barrow, Peter J. Carroll, Jim McLarty, Martin Machen and Richard James.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Champagnolle Landing, UCAPS, or the Arkansas Bar Association Scholarship Fund. [Sentinel-Record, September 3, 2008; page 10A] [Class of 1950]
Philo, Joan Kempner - Joan Kempner Philo, 69, of Cottonwood Cove, Nevada, died Sunday, March 18, 2001, in a Las Vegas Hospital.
Born November 19, 1931, in Hot Springs to Leon and Bonnie Cruse Kempner, she was a Hot Springs High School graduate, nurse, managed her husband's medical office in Long Beach, California, founded a hospital volunteer program, auxiliary, and gift shop, established a scholarship fund for medical students and was active in the retirement community. She was predeceased by her husband, Frank G. Philo.
Survivors include two sons and daughters-in-law, Gil and Patty James of Long Beach and Randy and Pam James of Harvest, Alabama; four grandsons, Steve James, Mike James, Corey James, and Triston James; one great-grandson; and one brother, Sam Kempner of Paradise, California.
Memorial services were Friday, March 23, at Searchlight Community Church, Searchlight, Nevada.
Arrangements were by Hites Funeral Home, Henderson, Nevada. [Sentinel-Record; date unknown] [Class of 1950]
Price, John H. - John H. Price, Jr., 69, died from complications of a stroke and diabetes Saturday, June 30, at his home in Redlands. Born February 6, 1932, in Buckner, Arkansas, he was a 20-year resident of Redlands.
He was vice president and general manager of the Blue Jay Village Corp for 10 years, responsible for property management and property development in the mountain community of Blue Jay. Development in the Blue Jay during his tenure included the Blue Jay Ice Castle.
Price's career included work in business, real estate mortgage loans, property management and property development, and he had managed one of the largest strict commercial centers in the United States. He joined Pioneer Take Out Corp in 1973 as director of real estate development and later became vice president of real estate before taking his position with the Blue Jay Village Corp in 1981.
He had studied advertising at the University of Southern California and later earned a degree in marketing at the University of California, Los Angeles.
He had also served three years in the U.S. Air Force.
Price was a member and past president of the Lake Arrowhead Chamber of Commerce; a member and past president of Kappa Sigma Fraternity and a former member of Rotary.
Survivors include his wife, Marcia Price of Redlands; four daughters, C_ Walzack of Palm Springs, Karen Sidhu of Lodi, Margaret Ivy of Santa Cruz and Mary Nugent of Bridgeport, Connecticut; three sons, John H. Price III (some missing) Redlands and Matthew Ivy Rainforest; and eight grandchildren.
Burial will be private, Greenwood Cemetery in Diego. Cortner Chapel is handling the arrangements. [Newspaper Unknown] [Class of 1950]