Phill Whitsell
Phill Whitsell
Graveside services for Phill Whitsell, 82, West Plains, Missouri, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, May 21, 2020 at Oak Lawn Cemetery, under the direction of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
Mr. Whitsell passed away Tuesday, May 19, 2020, at West Vue Nursing Center.
He was born October 5, 1937, at Evening Shade, Arkansas, to Henry S. Whitsell and Beautohn Melita Hutchison Whitsell. Mr. Whitsell was a veteran, having served with the United States Army. He was a Tanker while in the Army and enjoyed telling the true story of running over a Volkswagen Beetle. Phill retired as a post office clerk with the United States Postal Service. He loved sports and enjoyed playing golf. He was an avid fan of the Razorbacks, Grizzlies and Zizzers; he loved watching games. Phill loved his children and grandchildren. Mr. Whitsell was a member of First Baptist Church.
He is survived by his wife Susie (Cherry) Whitsell; two children, Greg Whitsell and Regina Eades; and four grandchildren, Jacob Whitsell, Nicole Whitsell, Trenton Eades and wife, Susie and Madison Eades and friend, Wyatt Reid.
His parents, one brother, Jim Whitsell, son-in-law, Bob Eades and daughter-in-law, Wendy Whitsell, preceded him in death.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital or Heart Care Services of OMC Foundation and may be left at or mailed to Robertson-Drago Funeral Home, 211 West Main, West Plains, MO 65775.
Tammy Cathey
May 19, 2020 @ 9:34 pm
Love that man, always had a smile and a story. I remember him with a smile. Sorry for your loss.
Dustin Mahan
May 19, 2020 @ 10:03 pm
Greg, I’m sorry for the loss of your father.
Hass
May 20, 2020 @ 7:22 am
We are so sorry for your loss. God bless and keep you all.
Patricia Robert
May 20, 2020 @ 9:31 am
I remember him as kind and always smiling. May God comfort you at this sad time for you but glorious time for him.
Amber(Cozort)Redburn
May 20, 2020 @ 10:57 am
Susie, Greg, and Regina/Families,
We want to express our deepest sympathy to all of you upon the loss of Phill. We will keep all of you in our daily prayers/thoughts. May God bless all of you.
In Christian Love,
Tim, Amber, and Corby Redburn
Bobby Harris
May 20, 2020 @ 5:16 pm
Greg, sorry for your loss. Prayers for you and your family.
Carrie Patillo Thompson
May 20, 2020 @ 6:27 pm
Susie and family, so sad for you. Phil was such a fine man. Good memories will sustain you. Prayers for all of you.
Craig and Sherri Cromer
May 20, 2020 @ 7:13 pm
So very sorry for your loss. Our prayers are with you
Bill Freeman
May 21, 2020 @ 7:33 am
So very sorry to hear about Phill, he always had a smile and always spoke. He will definitely be missed. Prayers for you family.
Ruby & Mark Collins
May 21, 2020 @ 8:37 am
thinking of you all at this time.
This man was a delightful man.
We will miss his wonderful smile and kind words.
Johnnie and Beverly Duggins
May 21, 2020 @ 8:51 am
So very sorry to the Whitsell family…Phil always had a kind word and smile …Prayers for peace and comfort for your family
Barbara Jolliff Cook
May 21, 2020 @ 11:11 am
Phil will be missed by us all. Love and prayers to his family during this hard time of loss.
Larry and Bertie Judd
May 21, 2020 @ 6:01 pm
Susie, we are so sorry to hear of your loss of Phil. He will be missed by so many. He was such a great guy and friend. Thinking about you at this time. Larry and Bertie Judd
Bill Galloway
May 21, 2020 @ 8:20 pm
What a nice man. Phil played a lot of baseball and I was happy to be part of some of those teams. My prayers go to Susie and family. May God keep his hand upon you and remember, a glad reunion day is coming. God bless.
Bud and Marie Nale
May 22, 2020 @ 9:55 pm
Susie and family, we are so sorry for your loss. Phill was a special friend and will be missed. Our sympathy and prayers go out to you. May God bless you.
Dianna Weaver
May 22, 2020 @ 11:41 pm
Susie, I am thinking of you and praying for you. You were such a lovely couple. I know you have sweet memories of your life together. God bless you and your family.
With warmest regard,
Dianna Weaver
Joe and Barbara Nix
May 23, 2020 @ 10:07 am
Thinking of you Susie. Phil was such a pleasant man. He welcomed everyone with a smile and a good word. Prayers for comfort for you and your family.
Dan Atha
June 2, 2020 @ 9:38 pm
I was a member of the WPHS class of 1955 and was a friend of Phill’s. We played
baseball together and had many good times. He and Susie attended my wife’s
graveside service last November and I drank coffee with him and many other friends
during the time I spent in West Plains. We attended the same Sunday school class
at First Baptist (Charles Phelps teaches.) He and Susie have been friends as long as
I can remember. He was to me, a kind and gentle man the kind that you desire to
emulate. Bless you his family, may God give you joy and peace.