Wasco County OR Archives Obituaries.....Phillips, Charles Leroy March 23, 2006
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The Dalles Chronicle, March 29, 2006
     Charles Leroy Phillips, 85, a lifelong resident of The Dalles, died at a 
local hospital on Thursday, March 23, 2006.
     He was born Nov. 13, 1920, in The Dalles, the only child to Charles Leroy 
and Josie Catherine (Kuck) Phillips. He grew up and graduated from high school 
in The Dalles. Upon graduation, he worked as a bookkeeper at The Dalles Cherry 
Growers for about a year, then went to work for Union Pacific Railroad as a 
telegrapher clerk, agent and tower operator, retiring in 1981, after 40 years 
of service.
     He and his wife, Hazel (Miller) Phillips, owned and operated Hazel 
Phillips Travel, which they sold in 1982.
     He served in the U.S. Army in World War II, landing in New Guinea then 
going to Luzon Philippines Islands. 
     After Japan surrendered, he was sent to Korea as part of the occupation 
troops, and served as chief dispatcher for the Army-run Korean Railroad until 
being honorably discharged as a tech. sergeant.
     He was a member of Emmanuel Baptist Church and loved to hunt and fish. He 
played trombone in the high school band and The Dalles City Band. He also 
learned to play the organ and enjoyed playing at the beginning of each morning 
and evening service. After World War II, he learned to fly full-sized single 
engine aircraft. He built and flew radio controlled helicopters, and also was 
a HAM radio operator for many years, with the call letters W7HRG.
     He is survived by his wife, Hazel Phillips, whom he married Sept. 16, 
1944; his daughter, Roberta Anderson, Aumsville; son-in-law, Marvin Anderson; 
grandchildren, Tony, Josh, Alisa and Tim; great-grandchildren, Acea, Adam, 
Austin, Cole, and Ronnilynn.
     Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 1, at The 
Dalles Emmanuel Baptist Church, 2819 W. 10th Street, with Pastor Tim Foster 
officiating.
     Private cremation was held at The Dalles Win-quatt Crematory with 
Spencer, Libby & Powell Funeral Home, in care of arrangements.


Additional Comments:
Written permission to reprint given by The Dalles Chronicle, The Dalles, 
Oregon, Dan Spatz, Editor (e-mail dated 3/7/2006).


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