Crawfordsville Journal Review 6-Nov-1970 p 3 -- Kingman - Benjamin Harrison Phillips,
84-year-old retired Peoria & Eastern RR Employee, died at 6:30 a.m. Thursday at Ben
Hur Home in Crawfordsville where he had been a patient since Aug 18. A native of
Washington County, he was born Dec 20, 1885 to James & Renna Spurgeon Phillips. He was
married to Rosa Buchanan who died in 1949. Mr. Phillips formerly live din Urbana, ill. He
had lived here with a daughter, Mrs. Emory (Beulah) Ellis since Nov 1, 1951. He was a
member of Urbanan's Grace United Methodist Church. Survivors include two daughters,
Mrs. Ted (Edith) Everman of Champaign, and Mrs. Ellis; a grandchild and 3 great
grandchildren and a brother, Alfred Phillips of Indianapolis. 8 brothers and 4 sisters are
deceased. Funeral services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Saturday at Renner-Wikoff Funeral
Home in Urbanan with Rev. Joseph Bryan the minister and burial in Woodlawn Cem in Urbana.