Jerry Leland Phillippe, Sr - Obituary

Jerry Leland Phillippe, Sr.                 (1946 - 2024)

     Jerry Leland Phillippe, Sr., 77, of Portland, Oregon, passed away at his home on February 9, 2024. He was born on the family farm near Island City, Missouri on May 6, 1946 and was the 8th son of Harley James and Emma Grace (Patrick)Phillippe. Jerry attended school at Stanberry R-2 School in Stanberry, Missouri. After leaving school, he worked as a farm hand in the Albany area for a few years.

     Jerry was drafted into the Army on March 6th, 1968. He received his basic training at Fort Sam Houston in Texas and further training at Fort Jackson in South Carolina. He was assigned to Unit HHC 1st Batallion, 501st Infantry Division and was sent to Vietnam where he served as an army combat medic until the time he was discharged. Jerry arrived in Da Nang Air Base in South Vietnam in June of 1968 and and served in that capacity until February 23, 1970. After he was discharged from the Army, Jerry worked in Portland, Oregon and the surrounding area for the Pacific Bell Telephone Company.

     Jerry was preceded in death by his parents and his only son, Jerry L. Phillippe, Jr. as well as his six brothers: Loren, Norvin, Ronald, Tom, Dennis, and Richard . He is survived by his only daughter, Christina J. Schwartz of Nokomos, Illinois, as well as 4 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren. Other family survivors include his remaining siblings: Brothers: Guy (Lubbock, TX) Jim (Wolfforth, TX) George & Steve (Spanaway, WA) & Charles (King City, MO) and his 3 sisters: Anna Beach (Oskaloosa, KS), Dolores (Scott) Darrach and Julia Wood of Stanberry.

      Graveside services with military honors will be held at Meeker Cemetery near Island City, MO on Sunday, September 21, 2025 at 2:00 p.m.