Donna J. Phipps

Donna J. Phipps, age 85, of Eaton, Ohio died Thursday, August 29, 2013 at McCullough Hyde Memorial Hospital in Oxford, Ohio. Born on May 21, 1928 in Portsmouth, Ohio she was the daughter of the late Oliver & Margaret (Meadows) Gaines. Margaret retired in 1990 as a bookkeeper for Valley Center Pharmacy in El Cajon, California. Preceded in death by her brother, William Gains.

Survived by her loving husband of 64 years, Frederick W. Phipps of Eaton, Ohio; daughters, Linda S. & Harold E. Greig of Lewisburg, Ohio and Becky & William Brown of Cypress, Texas; sons, Patrick & Joanne Phipps of Santee, California and Ronald Pauley of Lewisburg, Ohio; sisters, Thelma Gaines of Dayton, Ohio and Vi Gaines of Ohio; 11 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren; several nieces, nephews and cousins.

Services will be held at the convenience of the family at a later date. Arrangements entrusted to Barnes Funeral Home, 220 East Main Street, Eaton, Ohio. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, PO Box 14362, Columbus, Ohio 43214. Condolences via www.barnesfuneralhome.com