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Wilma Phelps Vanhook October 1, 1923 - June 6, 2008
Mrs.
Wilma Phelps Vanhook, age 84, of the Campground community, departed this
life on Friday, June 6, 2008 at the Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital. She was
born on October 1, 1923 in the Bent community of Pulaski County to the
late Grover C. and Sarah Emily Keeney Phelps. She was a homemaker and of
the Baptist faith. She enjoyed flower gardening, loved working jigsaw
puzzles during the winter months, and quilting. Surviving
Mrs. Vanhook are four sons, Arlis (and Margaret) Vanhook Jr. of Osseo,
MI, Gerald (and Patsy) Vanhook of Science Hill, KY, Francis (and Peggy)
Vanhook of Somerset, and Marlin (and Jeanetta) Vanhook of Somerset; a
daughter, Doris (and Mark) Stringer of Somerset; fifteen grandchildren,
Tracy Whitham, Cammy Vanhook, Brandon Vanhook, Brian Vanhook, Rachel
Vanhook, Joshua Vanhook, Samantha Stringer, Brandi Purvis Brooks, Jamie
Purvis, Lisa Cook, Kevin Prater, Jenny Vener, Chrystal Adams, Bobbie
Sullivan, and Angela Swallows; nineteen great grandchildren; a sister,
Mildred (and William C.) Slavey of Somerset; and a brother, Edward (and
Betty) Phelps of Shelbyville, IN. Preceding
her in death were her parents; husband, Arlis Vanhook, whom she married
on January 24, 1942 in Drum, KY; a daughter, Joyce Ann Purvis; two
sisters, Ethel Hargis and Alta McGlone; and six brothers, Bob Phelps,
Gene Phelps, Fred Phelps, Ollie Phelps, Merrel Phelps, and Earl Phelps. Visitation
for Mrs. Vanhook will be Sunday, June 8th from 3-6 pm at the
Lake Cumberland Funeral Home. Funeral
service will be Monday, June 9th at 1:00 pm at the Memory
Chapel of Lake Cumberland Funeral Home with Bro. Norman Harper and Bro.
Daniel Harper officiating. Burial will follow in the Pine Thickett
Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy may be made to the American Cancer Society, 402 Coomer Street, Somerset, KY 42501.
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