Paul David Phebus (1923-1995)
 1940 LHS Football Squad |
 1941 LHS Freshman Class |
 1941 |
 1941 LHS Football Squad |
The 1940 Lowellian lists Paul Phebus as among the freshmen letterman on the basketball and football squads (page 79), and he appears in a photo of the team on page 139. In the 1941 Lowellian, however, he appears in both the freshman and the sophomore histories. On page 83 he is listed as the best looking freshman boy, but in the "Sophomore History" section on page 87 he is listetd among the sophomores who had been on the football and basketball squads as freshmen. Elsewhere in the book he is listed as a freshman for the 1940/41 school year. Paul Phebus is only mentioned once in the 1942 Lowellian, in the "Sophomore History" section, for having been selected as the best looking male freshman the year before.
The following article comes from the Oct. 12, 1944, Lowell Tribune, page 1, column 2:
EVELYN LOVE AND PAUL PHEBUS MARRIED SEPT. 27.
A pretty wedding occurred at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Merritt Love on Wednesday, Sept. 27, when their youngest daughter, Evelyn Juanita became the bride of Paul David Phebus, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Phebus.At 6:45 Margaret Bailey took her place at the piano and softly and beautifully played several appropriate numbers. At 7 o'clock, to the familiar wedding march, the bride entered on the arm of her father, who gave her in marriage. The single ring ceremony, performed by Rev. Roy Brumbaugh, pastor of the Presbyterian church, was beautiful in its simplicity.
The bride wore an aqua crepe street length dress with a corsage of red rosebuds. She had as her bridesmaid, her sister, Grace, who wore a street length dress of coral crepe and a corsage of shaded pink rosebuds. The groom was attended by his brother, Emerson.
Following the ceremony a buffet luncheon was served to the twenty-five relatives and a few guests.
After the ceremony the usual viewing of lovely gifts was enjoyed and a buffet luncheon was served the entire group.
The happy couple left amid a shower of rice and other difficulties, for a short homeymoon in southern Indiana, after which the groom will resume his occupation of farming.
The following November 1, 1995, Lowell Tribune obituary was found on page 18:
- Paul David Phebus, 72, of Lowell, passed away Sun., Oct. 22, 1995. He is survived by: one son, David Phebus, one daughter, Charlotte (Robert) Koren and one brother, Emerson (Mabel) Phebus, all of Lowell; two grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his wife Evelyn in 1980. Funeral services were held Wed., Oct. 25, at sheets Funeral Home, Lowell, with Pastor Doug Burford officiating. Burial followed in West Creek Cemetery, Lowell.
The West Creek Cemetery records at the Lowell Public Library show that the burial site of Paul D. Phebus (born Feb. 27, 1923) is C7.
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