It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Velma Wray Phipps of Grinnell, Iowa, who passed away at the age of 92, on September 14, 2022. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.

She was predeceased by : her parents, Laird M. Wray and Esther Wray (Ahrens); her husband Carlyle Phipps; her daughter Nancy Lynn Phipps; her great grandchild Hope Maxine Phipps; and her brother Laird Donald Wray.

She is survived by : her children, David Phipps (Mary) of St. Cloud, MN, Diane Burk (Michael) of Edina, MN and Steven Phipps (Debbie) of Waukee, IA; her grandchildren, Andrew Phipps (Wendi), Sarah Sills (Brian), Samuel Phipps (Julia Franz), Daniel Phipps, Emma Phipps, Audra Vann (Jeremy), Adam Burk, Aaron Burk (Jaimie) and Tanner Hathaway; and her brother Larry Wray (Jo). She is also survived by ten great-grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers memorial gifts may be given to Grinnell United Methodist Church, St. Francis Manor Foundation, or to Care Initiatives Hospice.

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Smith Funeral Home