Howard H. Phelps
October 22, 1929 ~ January 14, 2006
Howard Henry Phelps, 76, of Lisbon, died suddenly from a pulmonary embolism, Saturday, January 14, 2006, at St. Luke's Hospital, Cedar Rapids. The Celebration of Howard's life will be 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, at Morgan Tribute Center - Funeral and Cremation Choices, Mount Vernon by Celebrant Mary Morgan. His family will greet friends from 4:00 until 7:00 p.m., Tuesday in the funeral home. Burial Lisbon Cemetery with military rites. Surviving Howard are his wife of fifty-five years, Margaret, two daughters: Barbara Phelps Lord and best friend Donald Barnhart and her children: Shawn Seiler and Carin Lord, and Marianne Zahorik and her husband Robert and their children: Matthew Humphrey, and Jill Linder. Preceding him in death were his parents, a son David, and a sister Esther Opatz. Howard was born October 22, 1929 on the Phelps family farm at Sutliff, the son of Heston and Grace Light Phelps. Howard graduated from Lisbon High School in 1947, and entered the U.S. Army serving during the Korean War in communications. He was a member of the Lisbon American Legion Cyclops Post #109. He married Margaret Davis January 21, 1951 in her parents' home in Lisbon. Howard was a transmission specialist at Allen Motor Company for twenty years, later working at Plaza Auto, and retiring from Lloyd Table Company of Lisbon. Howard enjoyed the outdoors, his workshop, traveling, and especially his garden. He always had the first and biggest tomatoes. Cars and racing, including the Indianapolis 500, were favorites. Our hearts have been broken at the loss of this wonderful man, who loved his family above all else. A memorial fund in Howard's honor has been established.
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I am sorry to have read about the passing of your love one. I send my sincere condolences to the family and friends. It may seem unfair that sickness, which can cause death, has the power to take away someone that we love. The Bible is comforting in this regard. Our Heavenly Father has promised at Isaiah 33:24 that this will take place in the near future: ?and no one will say, “I am sick’. Yes, as promised at Revelation 21: 3, 4 ?death will be no more, neither will mourning nor outcry nor pain be anymore, the former things have passed away?. What a wonderful time that will be. Almighty God has also promised that the resurrection will take place of our love ones whom have fallen asleep in death: “Do not marvel at this, because the hour is coming in which all those in the memorial tombs will hear his voice and come out.” You and I have the prospects of seeing our love ones again under the best condition possible. A beautiful Paradise earth where the meek and righteous ones will reside forever upon it. All of God’s promises will come true, for it is impossible for Almighty God Jehovah to lie.- John 5: 28 & 29, Psalms 37:29, Titus 1:2.