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September 3, 2010

Robert Phillips Grubbs

Anonymous Commercial-News The Commercial-News Fri Sep 03, 2010, 02:03 AM CDT

COVINGTON, Ind. — Robert Phillips Grubbs, 92, died Wednesday Sept. 1, 2010, at home.

He was born Dec. 2, 1917, south of Covington, the son of Alexander and Minnie McDonald Grubbs.

Bob was a life resident of Covington, and attended Perrysville schools.

He was a member of Covington United Methodist Church, oldest member of Tidal Lodge 36 Knights of Pythias, 50-year member of and the first person given a life membership to the Indiana Angus Association, Indiana Farmers Union. He raised and showed Angus cattle since the age of 14, and was known as the turkey man having raised them for many years.

Bob married Sylvia Mary Hunt on June 18, 1939, in Attica.

She survives with two children, Shirley (Allen) Lueking of Sullivan, Ind., and John (Mary Ellen) Grubbs of Covington; a brother, Paul (Joy) Grubbs of Veedersburg, Ind.; five grandchildren, Matthew (Meg) Moudy, Jeff Grubbs, Cynthia (Chris) Kan, Mark Grubbs and Scott, (Jessica) Grubbs; and seven great-grandchildren.

His parents, a granddaughter, two brothers, and two sisters preceded him in death.

Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. EDT Saturday, Sept. 4, at Shelby Funeral Home with Rev. Tom Hoehner officiating. Burial will follow in Mount Hope Cemetery. Visitation will be 3:30-7 p.m. EDT Friday, Sept. 3, and one hour before services Saturday. Memorials requested to Covington United Methodist Church.

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