Bishop Funeral Home
Submitted by: Carol Spear Rice

Virginia Lee Phipps, 86, of the Harper Valley Community, passed away on Tuesday, March 29, 2022 at McAlester Regional Health Center. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, April 2, 2022 at the Bob and Mae Weaver Memorial Sanctuary at Kiowa Cemetery with Rev. J.T. Carnell officiating. Virginia was born July 24, 1935 in Kiowa, Oklahoma to Troy Clayton Overcast and Ruby Lois Jeffrey-Poe. She married S.R. Phipps on September 10, 1952 in Kiowa. Virginia was a hard worker all her life. She worked while supporting her son and family during their move to California while S.R. both worked and served in the US Military. The family returned to the Harper Valley Community where she ran the day-to-day operations of the cattle ranch only taking a break to support her family in their endeavors. Virginia watched countless ball games and dance recitals, and taught them the basics of a successful life. She was a member of the Kiowa Methodist Church where she was a former Sunday School teacher. Virginia is survived by her sisters: Betty Murphy and Willa Ely; daughter-in-law: Brenda Phipps; granddaughter: Audrey Kilgore and husband, Lukas, all of Kiowa; grandson: Aaron Phipps of Oklahoma City; great-grandson: Maxwell Kilgore; sister-in-law: Bette Burton of Dallas, Texas; and a number of nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband: S.R. Phipps, and sons: Troy Phipps and Steve Phipps.

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