Virginia Phifer

1931 - 2016  (84 years)

• Name	Virginia Phifer
  Born	13 Dec 1931	Warren Co. TN
  Gender	Female
  Died	16 Jan 2016	Rutherford Co. TN
  Notes	CENSUS RECORDS 1940 Census Name: Virginia Phifer Age: 8 Estimated birth year: abt 1932 Gender: Female Race: White Birthplace: Tennessee Marital Status: Single Relation to Head of House: Daughter Home in 1940: McMinnville, Warren, Tennessee Inferred Residence in 1935: McMinnville, Warren, Tennessee Residence in 1935: Same House Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Attended School or College: Yes Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 3rd grade Native Language: English Veteran: No Veteran Father Dead: No Military Service: No Usual Occupation: School Household Members: Name Age Mary Phifer 44 Gertrude Phifer 25 James Phifer 21 Forest Phifer 18 Sue Phifer 10 Virginia Phifer 8 OBITUARY Murfreesboro, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Virginia Phifer Patton, age 84, was born December 13, 1931 and died January 16, 2016 at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital in Murfreesboro following an extended illness. A member of the Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Forest and Mary Boyd Phifer. She was married May 27, 1949 to Don Patton who preceded her in death in 2006. In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by three brothers, James, "Pip" and Cliff Phifer; and sister, Gert Brady. She is survived by two daughters and sons-in-law, Dollie Virginia and Jacky Ray Davis of Nashville, TN and Melissa Ann and Larry Copeland of Nashville, TN; three grandchildren and spouses, Lauren and Chris Dowdy of Dallas, TX, Courtney and Kyle Mayfield of Nashville, TN and Ben and Hayley Mitchell of Austin, TX; seven great-grandchildren, Silas Dowdy, Leighton, Brooke and Hudson Mayfield, and Ainsley, Blakely and Jaxon Mitchell; and sister, Sue Brock of Smyrna, TN. Don and Virginia both grew up in McMinnville, and attended Central High School together, where they became high school sweethearts. They lived in North Carolina for a year while Don was in the Marines during 1953, then they moved back to McMinnville. They later moved with their family to LaFayette, GA in 1962, and then to Nashville in 1976. They retired to Altamont, TN in 1993, and lived there until Don died in 2006. Mrs. Patton did office and secretarial work for several places, including the Department of Family and Children's Services in LaFayette, and in real estate and accounting offices in Nashville. She loved to travel, especial with her husband, and they traveled all over with his job, especially out west. She also traveled to several foreign countries doing mission work (Czechoslovakia, New Guinea, Australia and New Zealand). She loved gardening, pretty flowers and hummingbirds, she was a great cook, and enjoyed sharing all these things with family and friends. She especially loved doing anything with her three grandchildren, and she was lovingly called "Granny". She was very, very special to them as well as to her two daughters and their husbands, and to "Pafie", her husband of 57 years. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, April 10, 2016 at the chapel of Cannonsburgh Village, 312 S. Front Street, Murfreesboro, TN 37129. Friends and family will gather to visit following the service in the gazebo next to the chapel from 2:30 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Worldvision.org or Second Harvest Food Bank.
  Person ID	I34823	Master File
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2016

  
  

  Father	Forest Phifer,   b. 04 Sep 1890, White Co. TN ,   d. 09 May 1938, Warren Co. TN  (Age 47 years)
  Mother	Mary Boyd,   b. 12 Aug 1894, Sequatchie Co. TN ,   d. Jan 1980, Nashville, Davidson Co. TN  (Age 85 years)
  Married	04 Sep 1912	Warren Co. TN
  	Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002. Nashville, TN: Tennessee State Library and Archives. Microfilm. Name: Mary L Boyd Gender: Female Marriage Date: 4 Sep 1912 Marriage Place: Warren, Tennessee Spouse: Forrest Phefer
  Family ID	F14427	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Don Clayton Patton,   b. 04 Dec 1928, McMinnville, Warren Co. TN ,   d. 28 Jul 2006, Grundy Co. TN  (Age 77 years)
  Married	27 May 1949	Flint, Genesee Co. MI
  	Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952. Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics. Name: Virginia Phifer Gender: Female Race: White Birth Place: McMinnville, Tennessee Marriage Date: 27 May 1949 Marriage Place: Flint, Genesee, Michigan License County: Genesee Residence Place: Mc Minnville, Tennessee Father: Forrest Phifer Mother: Mary Royd [Boyd] Spouse: ?? C Patton County File Number: 57281 State File Number: 25 46957 Film: 61 Film Title: 33-Ingham 905-4134 Film Description: Genesee (1949 - 1950)
  Children	1. Dollie Patton   2. Melissa Patton
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2016
  Family ID	F14432	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart