Wasco-Umatilla-Multnomah County OR Archives Obituaries.....Phipps, Charles "Ray" Raymond September 29, 2005
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The Dalles Chronicle, October 1, 2005
     Charles “Ray” Raymond Phipps, 70, a resident of The Dalles, died at his 
home on Thursday, Sept. 29, 2005.
     He was born Jan. 12, 1935, in Decatur, Neb., the third of four children 
to Floyd Lock and Edna Thelma (Townsend) Phipps. In the early 1940’s, the 
family moved to Pendleton, where Ray grew up and graduated from Pendleton High 
School in 1952.
     He attended Oregon State College. After college, joined the U.S. Air 
Force. He went to work for Pacific Finance Company in Pendleton then was 
transferred to Portland to open several branches of Pacific Insurance before 
purchasing B.L. Dailey Collection Agency in The Dalles in 1968. He 
incorporated that business into Columbia Credit Inc.
     He was a prominent member of the local business community for the past 37 
years as the owner of Columbia Credit Inc. and the Credit Bureau of The 
Dalles, retiring in August 2002. 
     He was an honorary life member of the Oregon Collectors Association and 
member of the Dalles Elks Lodge #303. He enjoyed time spent with his family. 
     He is survived by his wife of 44 years, Joan Rae (Hollingsworth) Phipps, 
whom he married April 30, 1961, in Pendleton; his children and their spouses, 
Linda and Rod Moser, Gresham; Jon and Gail Phipps, The Dalles; Jim and Debbie 
Phipps, Wenatchee, Wash.; and Steve and Patti Gillette, The Dalles; his 
grandchildren and their spouses, Jeremy and Chree Gillette, The Dalles; Heidi 
and Josh Palmer, Princeton, Idaho; Jesse DeShirlia, Milwaukie; Michele and 
Dale Marcum, Tigard; Abby and Sarah Phipps, Wenatchee; Teri and Kurt Able, 
Salem; Gary and Carley Prince, Corvallis; great grandchildren, Cassey and 
Brendon Able, Mariah and Kennedy Gillette, Briana DeShirlia, Avery Palmer and 
Liya Marcum; his mother, Edna Phipps, Pendleton; his brother, Robert Phipps 
and his wife, Irene, Kenei, Alaska; his sister, Bonny Grist and her husband, 
Larry, Medford; numerous nieces and nephews.
     Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 4, at St. Paul 
Episcopal Church. Spencer, Libby, and Powell Funeral Home is in charge of the 
arrangements.
     Remembrances may be made to the American Lung Association, 7420 SW 
Bridgeport Rd. #100, Tualatin, OR 97224-7711.


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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